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The Twentieth Century: A People's History
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by Howard Zinn
Sales Rank: 52484
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 512 pages
Published by: Harper PerennialEdition: 1st Edition February 4, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0060530340
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0060530341
Book Dimensions:
8.1 x 5.3 x 1 inches
Weighs: 13.9 ounces
Product Review
Consistently lauded for its lively, readable prose, A People's History of the United States turns traditional textbook history on its head, as Howard Zinn infuses the often-submerged voices of blacks, women, American Indians, war resisters, and poor laborers of all nationalities into the narrative. The Twentieth Century uses the relevant chapters of that book as a starting point, expanding upon the story to provide a rich portrait of the United States from the jingoistic rise of Theodore Roosevelt to the Clinton presidency. If your last experience of American history was brought to you by junior-high-school textbooks--or even if you're a specialist--get ready for the other side of stories you may not even have heard. With its vivid descriptions of rarely noted events, The Twentieth Century is required reading for anyone who wants to take a fresh look at America's legacy as a world power.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
-- Eric Foner, New York Times Book Reviw
"Proffessor Zinn writes with an enthusiasm rarely encountered in the leaden prose of academic history."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
I often use this book in one of my university history classes, "US History Since 1877." It's biased. All history writing it biased. (George W. Bush's problems with "revisonist history" aside.) I tell the students about Howard Zinn and his biases. And I tell them to try and be as upfront and aware of biases as they are of Zinn's, and as Zinn is of his own. People are bombarded with so much yahoo, rah-rah, raise-the-flag, my-coumntry-right-or-wrong (the next part of that toast is usually---and very conveniently---ignored; check it out some time) that Zinn is as refreshing as a tequila mojito on a hot summer day. He may rant, but unlike many on the other sides he can be checked out for veracity and found to be correct. You have to be when you're taking shots from folks who prefer using cant, rhetoric and arrant nonsense to propel their own agendas. Highly recommended. But, if you use this book in a class, watch out; the Thought Police are watching.
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