Noam Chomsky, the innovative linguist on the left, went from the relatively placid life of a leading scholar to a major presentation by Hugo Chavez at the UN, who held up as recommended reading one of his many books, with the hefty title, "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance." Apparently, Chavez has as much influence as Oprah. The book, though published in 2003, shot to the bottom of the NY Times Bestseller List - ten out of a possible ten, but still a rather astounding up-tick for any serious work in poli-sci.

 

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