''Class Warfare'' is a book of collected interviews with

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a ...

conducted by David Barsamian. It was first published in the United States by Common Courage Press, and in the United Kingdom by

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, in 1996.

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) in 2005 ().

Influence

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