American power and the new mandarins

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General Note:	Subtitle from dust jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Objectivity and liberal scholarship -- The revolutionary pacifism of A.J. Muste: on the backgrounds of the Pacific war -- The logic of withdrawal -- The bitter heritage: a review -- Some thoughts on intellectuals and the schools -- The responsibility of intellectuals -- On resistance -- Supplement to "On resistance" -- Epilogue.
Summary, etc.:	The book that established Noam Chomsky's reputation as a leading critic of US foreign policy, this statement against the American war in Vietnam critiques the contradictions of the war, indicting the mainstream, liberal intellectuals - the "new mandarins"--who gave ideological cover for the war.