Internationalism or Extinction, Noam Chomsky
Internationalism or Extinction, Noam Chomsky
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Internationalism or Extinction

Author: Noam Chomsky

Narrator: Christopher Ragland

Unabridged: 2 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/05/2026

Synopsis

In his new book, Noam Chomsky writes cogently about the threats to planetary survival that are of growing alarm today. The prospect of human extinction emerged after World War II, the dawn of a new era scientists now term the Anthropocene. Chomsky uniquely traces the duality of existential threats from nuclear weapons and from climate change—including how the concerns emerged and evolved, and how the threats can interact with one another. The introduction and accompanying interviews place these dual threats in a framework of unprecedented corporate global power which has overtaken nation states’ ability to control the future and preserve the planet. Chomsky argues for the urgency of international climate and arms agreements, showing how global popular movements are mobilizing to force governments to meet this unprecedented challenge to civilization’s survival.

About Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is a laureate professor at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus in the MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics, and Chomsky is one of the foremost critics of US foreign policy. He has published numerous groundbreaking books, articles, and essays on global politics, history, and linguistics.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Randall on July 25, 2020

Noam says, “The urgency of ‘looming extinction’ cannot be overlooked.” “For 40% of the US population, these crucial issues of species survival are of little moment because Christ is returning to Earth within a couple of decades and then all will be settled, that’s 40% of the population” (Last senten......more

Goodreads review by Guilherme on October 14, 2020

Este é o primeiríssimo livro de Noam Chomsky que leio e, acredito que esteja longe também das suas principais contribuições para a ciência e ao pensamento humano, mas o tema da Pandemia está em voga e me chamou a atenção por isso. Simpatizei com a forma como Chomsky se coloca no debate mundial sobre......more

Goodreads review by Gregg on March 01, 2020

Longtime readers of Chomsky will find much familiar material in this slim volume, but the framework, laid out during the months before the 2016 election and going until about a year after the UN IPCC report on climate change, gives the topic even more urgency than it had before, and that’s saying so......more

Goodreads review by Artur on January 09, 2021

Nada muito novo no reino da Dinamarca. O mais interessante são as referências que ele cita, que depois você vai pesquisar na internet.......more

Goodreads review by Entintadas on March 31, 2025

"No se puede pasar por alto la urgencia de una extinción inminente" A pesar de no haber leído nada escrito por Chomsky, su fama como lingüista y activista le precede, por lo que me pareció interesante leer alguna obra suya. Este libro por una parte es como una conversación con él, y por la otra estás......more

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