Elfamosolinguistaeintelectualestadounidensedenunciaenestaobralasterriblesconsecuenciasdelapoliticaimperialistadesupais.UnestudiosobrelaestrategiadeEE.UUparainstaurarsuhegemoniaanivelmundial,utilizandocualquiermedioysinqueimporteelcoste.ENGLISHDESCRIPTIONAnimmediatenationalbestseller,HegemonyorSurvivaldemonstrateshow,formorethanhalfacenturytheUnitedStateshasbeenpursuingagrandimperialstrategywiththeaimofstakingouttheglobe.Ourleadershaveshownthemselveswilling-asintheCubanmissilecrisis-tofollowthedreamofdominancenomatterhowhightherisks.World-renownedintellectualNoamChomskyinvestigateshowwecametothisperilousmomentandwhyourrulersarewillingtojeopardizethefutureofourspecies.Withthestrikinglogicthatishistrademark,ChomskytrackstheU.S.government'saggressivepursuitof""fullspectrumdominance""andvividlylaysouthowthemostrecentmanifestationsofthepoliticsofglobalcontrol-fromunilateralismtothedismantlingofinternationalagreementstostateterrorism-cohereinadriveforhegemonythatultimatelythreatensourexistence.Lucidlywritten,thoroughlydocumented,andfeaturinganewafterwordbytheauthor,HegemonyorSurvivalisadefinitivestatementfromoneoftoday'smostinfluentialthinkers.""ReadingChomskytodayissoberingandinstructive...Heisaglobalphenomenon...perhapsthemostwidelyreadvoiceonforeignpolicyontheplanet.""-TheNewYorkTimesBookReview"Highlyreadable...cogentandprovocative."?PublishersWeekly"