Manufacturing Consent
the political economy of the mass media
$56.13
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2002
Summary
Manufacturing Consent: How the Media Shapes Our World
A “compelling indictment of the news media’s role in covering up errors and deceptions” ( The New York Times Book Review) due to the underlying economics of publishing—from famed scholars Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky. With a new introduction.
In this pathbreaking work, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375714498 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375714499 |
| Author: | Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Pantheon Books Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2002 |
| Weight: | 663g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
”[A] compelling indictment of the news media’s role in covering up errors and deceptions in American foreign policy of the past quarter century.“–Walter LaFeber, The New York Times Book Review
”[A] compelling indictment of the news media’s role in covering up errors and deceptions in American foreign policy of the past quarter century.” —Walter LaFeber, The New York Times Book Review
About The Author
Edward S. Herman
EDWARD S. HERMAN is Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
NOAM CHOMSKY is Professor, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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