The Zinn Reader
Writings on Disobedience and Democracy
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Publisher Description
No other radical historian has reached so many hearts and minds as Howard Zinn. It is rare that a historian of the Left has managed to retain as much credibility while refusing to let his academic mantle change his beautiful writing style from being anything but direct, forthright, and accessible. Whether his subject is war, race, politics, economic justice, or history itself, each of his works serves as a reminder that to embrace one's subjectivity can mean embracing one's humanity, that heart and mind can speak with one voice. Here, in six sections, is the historian's own choice of his shorter essays on some of the most critical problems facing America throughout its history, and today.
Customer Reviews
A Great Overview
This book is full of short stories composed by the late Zinn during the periods of Civli Rights, Vietnam, and there after. Since it is an anthology of past works, it is not meant to be read straight through like most books. The earliest stories recount his experiences of living and traveling across the south, writing and journalizing the Black experience of Jim Crow during this period of struggle, which I found to be quite riveting and breathtaking. For most readers never lived through or witnessed such an experience, these stories do a great job of bring history to life. If you have any interest in learning about American History circa the late 1950s and forward, this book is very much for you!