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“One of the radical heroes of our age … a towering intellect … powerful, always provocative. Agree with him or not, we lose out by not listening. With relentless logic, Chomsky bids us to listen closely to what our leaders tell us-and to discern what they are leaving out … The questions Chomsky raises will eventually have to be answered. “Reading Chomsky is like standing in a wind tunnel. “Chomsky is a global phenomenon … perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet. 1 Noam Chomsky dedicated an entire book Rethinking Camelot to debunking Stones notion that under Kennedy the history of Southeast Asia would have. invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection on the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold War. Rethinking Camelot is “an interesting work not only for the history it explores, but also as a study of how various individuals and groups write and interpret history” (Choice). Rethinking Camelot is a thorough analysis of John F. Chomsky argues that US institutions and political culture, not individual presidents, are the key to understanding US behavior during Vietnam. In it, Chomsky dismisses efforts to resurrect Camelot-an attractive American myth portraying JFK as a shining knight promising peace, foiled only by assassins bent on stopping this lone hero who would have unilaterally withdrawn from Vietnam had he lived. Kennedy’s role in the US invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection on the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold War.

Rethinking Camelot is a thorough analysis of John F. The famed political critic “analyzes the issue most prominently posed in Oliver Stone’s film JFK … strong arguments against Kennedy mythologists” (Publishers Weekly). Rethinking Camelot (Hardcover) ISBN-10: 1895431735 Publisher: Black Rose Books Publication Date: April 12th, 1993 Pages: 172 Language: English.

Rethinking Camelot by Noam Chomsky