Rethinking Camelot: Jfk, The Vietnam War, And U.s. Political Culture

by Noam Chomsky

2021-02-01 12:45:56

Rethinking Camelot is a thorough analysis of John F. Kennedy’s role in the U/S. invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection on the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold War. In it, Chomsky dismisses effort to resurrect C... Read more

Rethinking Camelot is a thorough analysis of John F. Kennedy’s role in the U/S. invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection on the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold War. In it, Chomsky dismisses effort to resurrect Camelot?an attractive American myth portraying JFK as a shining knight promising peace, fooled only by assassins bent on stopping this lone hero who wold have unilaterally withdrawn from Vietnam had he lived. Chomsky argues that U.S. institutions and political culture, not individual presidents, are the key to understanding U.S. behavior during Vietnam.

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ISBN9781771131940
Avram Noam Chomsky (born Dec 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", ...

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