Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky

Alison Edgley is Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Thought at Canterbury Christ Church University College. Her articles have been published in journals such as Politics and Talking Politics.

• Introduction. Chomsky: critic or theorist? 1. Political theory 2. The good society 3. State capitalism 4. State theory5. Nationalism 6. Politics and the media Conclusion. Chomsky: militant optimist

'The Quality of Edgley's work is very high. The exposition of Chomsky's work is always clear and judicious. Edgley provides a sound treatment of the material and pays excellent attention to the broader context of the argument... In the existing literature there is nothing quite like this in its treatment of Chomsky.' - Professor David McLellan, University of Kent