Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media: The Companion Book to th e Award-Winning Film

US: Black Rose Books, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media is the companion book to the celebrated film of the same name about world-renowned linguist and soci al theorist Noam Chomsky. Winner of 15 international awards, Manufacturing Consent played commerciall y to packed theatres in over 300 cities worldwide and aired on national TV in 15 countries. At the box office, it is the most successful Canadian docu mentary in history. The film charts the life of America's most famous dissident, from his boyho od days running his uncle's newsstand in Manhattan to his current role as o utspoken social critic. This companion volume explores the breadth of Chomsky's thought, from his p ioneering work in linguistics, to his radical politics, to his analysis of professional sports. A complete transcript of the film is complemented by key excerpts from the writings, interviews and correspondence of Chomsky, co-author Edward S. Her man, and others. Also included are further exchanges between Chomsky and hi s critics, additional historical and biographical material, filmmakers' not es, a resource guide, and 300 stills from the film. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media has been designed to help readers easily survey the breadth of Chomsky's thinking.