The Political Economy of Human Rights
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| Author | Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Foreign policy of the United States |
| Publisher | South End Press |
Publication date | 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Counter-Revolutionary Violence: Bloodbaths in Fact & Propaganda |
| Followed by | Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media |
The Political Economy of Human Rights is a two-volume work written by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman, published in 1979. The authors offer a critique of United States foreign policy in Indochina.
Summary
Chomsky and Herman discusse United States foreign policy in Indochina, with significant focus on the Vietnam War. They include sections on the My Lai Massacre, Operation Speedy Express, and the Phoenix Program.
The authors challenge received wisdom on foreign policy, presenting a stark critique of the international human rights record of the United States, and an indictment of the American media and of academic scholarship, alleging their complicity in this record.
Reception
Not being published by a major house, The Political Economy of Human Rights received hardly any reviews in mainstream American newspapers and popular journals.[1]
See also
- Counter-Revolutionary Violence: Bloodbaths in Fact & Propaganda
- Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
References
- ↑ Shalom, Stephen R. (1980). "The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism. The Political Economy of Human Rights [Review]". Universal Human Rights. 2 (2): 84–86. doi:10.2307/761815. ISSN 0163-2647.