Battles for Freedom Battles for Freedom

Battles for Freedom

The Use and Abuse of American History

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Publisher Description

In thiscollection of polemical pieces, Foner expounds on the relevance ofAbraham Lincoln's legacy in the age of Obama and on the need foranother era of Reconstruction. In addition to articles in which Fonercalls out politicians and the powerful for their abuse and misuseof American history, Foner assesses some of his fellow leadinghistorians of the late 20th century, including Richard Hofstadter,Howard Zinn and Eric Hobsbawm. Foner ends with an open letterto Bernie Sanders analysing the great tradition of radicalism thathe has spent his career studying and which, he argues, Americansof progressive disposition should seek to celebrate and retrieve.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2017
10 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
240
Pages
PUBLISHER
I.B. Tauris
SIZE
895.2
KB

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