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Title: The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy by Howard Zinn ISBN: 1-888363-54-1 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wake up and smell the truth.
Comment: "A People's History of the United States" forever changed the way I viewed the world and the system I grew up in. Continuing that tradition, "The Zinn Reader..", wakes up a desire in one's soul to rise up and do something about the injustices and hypocrisies that have dominated our past and continued to swallow our present. Professor Zinn write clearly, honestly, and furiously about topics ranging from the distribution of wealth to the ideal uses of scholarship and intellectualism. He lacks no emotion or fury, unlike many other historians. The main challenge Zinn makes it to exercise free thought, and "to be skeptical of someone else's reality." Very few historians, or writers for that matter, dare to look at the world from the perspective of the poor, the disenfranchised, the bombed, the murdered, the jailed, the conquered, the victim, but Zinn does exactly that, and in doing so puts out a masterful collection that not only instructs us in History, but also challenges our humanity and our place in the world.
Rating: 5
Summary: From start to finish -- a page turner.
Comment: How many times can you call a collection of political essays a page turner? Well, how many Howard Zinn books are there?
This is a really comprehensive collection of Zinn's work, and makes a nice compliment to his quintessential "People's History of the US." It picks up on the same subject matter, but in Zinn's voice as an observer to the great political struggles of this century. It is, of course, typical, liberal, activist-minded Zinn, but I view this as a good thing -- he has a great deal of perspective as both an academic and an activist.
As for my favorite parts...I was interested and impressed to read of Zinn's activism during the Civil Rights Movement. This is a great first-hand account from someone who was along for the ride. I also enjoy his discussion of pacifism in the context of WWII, which is a difficult and delicate subject to tackle. I respect that he attempts to explain his anti-war beliefs with respect to this "good war."
I have found this book useful in very practical ways as well. I used some essays as texts in the activist internship class I taught, and I also referenced the list of important and influential books Zinn includes in an appendix.
Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful anthology of our greatest historian.
Comment: Howard Zinn is an eloquent but plain spoken writer. His essays are a joy to read, something that cannot be said of so many historians. This is in part because, Zinn is not afraid to admit that he is an interpreter of events, he colors his writings with his own ideals, interprets the past in light of what he has lived through, illuminating events and the lives of people who may have otherwise been forgotten, so that we can learn something of ourselves in their stories. Zinn's writings on events of the twentieth century are special in that he has participated in so many important historical movements, from being a WWII bombardier, to teaching in an all black girls' college during the civil rights movement, through protesting the Vietnam War and beyond. He is not afraid to state his beliefs, but is never condescending. He is a believer in the spirit of humanity, in spite of all the atrocities he has seen and studied. This massive collection spans many years and many topics. There is not an uninteresting essay in the nearly 700 pages, though, making this quite a bargain at that. Don't pass this book up. Even if you don't consider yourself of the "leftist" persuasion, I think you will find Zinn's writings very engaging and enjoyable. I hope you do.
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Title: A People's History of the United States : 1492-Present by Howard Zinn ISBN: 0060528370 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train : A Personal History of Our Times by Howard Zinn ISBN: 0807071277 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 05 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Terrorism and War by Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove ISBN: 1583224939 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Twentieth Century : A People's History by Howard Zinn ISBN: 0060530340 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Declarations of Independence by Howard Zinn ISBN: 0060921080 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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