How the World Works
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How the World Works
Noam Chomsky
3 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2016–2024.
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This one along with "Profit Over People: Neoliberalism & Global Order" has greatly shaped my mental model about the workings of contemporary world. I now understand why does military gets all the funding, why do powerful governments tend to keep its subject under perpetual fear, why is it that the cost of education has been sky-rocketing.
I discovered Noam Chomsky last year. Read “How the world works”, “Understanding Power” and “Manufacturing Consent”. Absolutely blown away.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What were the best books you read this year? 2024 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift? 2016 · 1 recommendation