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Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies (CBC Massey Lecture) by Noam Chomsky is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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In his national bestselling 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life.

Who reads Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies (CBC Massey Lecture)?

Author

Noam Chomsky

Publisher

General Publishing / Stoddart Publishing / House of Anansi Press

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780887845741

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Political Science, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.15 / 5 (38 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14