THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES presents what has come to be called "history from the bottom up," as it tells America's national narrative in a way that is inclusive of those previously left out of, or marginalized by, standard histories. The book reveals that it was the Arawak Indians who were present at the first contact with Columbus. ...
Shifting from world-shattering events to one family's small revolutions, the story of America in the world is now told in vibrant comics form. This version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism.
An "alternative history" of the United States in the 20th century. Zinn deemphasizes the traditional historical landmarks such as wars and presidential elections to concentrate on the experience of the poor and the uneducated: workers, blacks, immigrants, and American Indians.
Now updated with recent cases regarding the Ten Commandments and recent changes to the bench, this volume offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land and focuses on controversial rulings on racial segregation, free speech, and school prayer.
In this new series, American history is told from the viewpoints of slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans with color images, a glossary, and primary sources. This first volume begins with the arrival of Christopher Columbus through the strikes and rebellions of the industrial age.
The bestselling author of "A People's History of the United States" provides readers with "a powerful, politically electric book" (Jonathan Kozol)--"a warmhearted memoir of a teacher who committed his politically engaged life to the belief that love is a command to action" (Colman McCarthy, "The Washington Post").
The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use. With exercises and teaching materials to accompany each chapter, this edition spans American Beginnings, Reconstruction, the Civil War and through to the present, with new chapters on ...
From the bestselling author of "A People's History of the United States" comes this selection of passionate, honest, and piercing essays looking at American political ideology. Howard Zinn brings to Passionate Declarations the same astringent style and provocative point of view that led more than a million people to buy his book "A People's ...
Zinn demonstrates how the US response to 9/11 has not only unleashed wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but has prompted a rollback of decades of struggle for democracy, civil rights, and government accountability here at home.
In volume two, Zinn's lively, clear prose guides the reader through the wars and revolutions of the 20th century. Zinn continues his retelling up to the policies and resistance that have characterized the war on terror and that shape the United States of America today.
"Zinn has written a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those who have been exploited politically and economically and whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories. . . . the stories of blacks, women, Indians, and poor laborers of all nationalities are told in their own word".--Library Journal.
The Emmy-nominated writer for Nicktoons' "The Angry Beavers" presents this collection of provocative political posters from World War I and World War II that have been reworked for the post-9/11 era and skewer the war mentality, the Bush White House, and the War on Terror. 40 full-color posters.
Radical historian Howard Zinn has reached the hearts and minds of millions with his direct, forthright, and accessible writing. This work represents the first time that Zinn has attempted to present the depth and breadth of his concerns in one volume, emphasizing six areas that have been important to Zinn's work since the late 1950s--race, class, ...
Spanning over two centuries, this history of the nation's highest court provides detailed, lively profiles of its justices, highlights the lesser-known stories behind landmark cases, and examines the political impact of the court's decisions.
The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use. With exercises and teaching materials to accompany each chapter, Volume I spans American Beginnings to Reconstruction.
Winner of the 2000 Independent Publisher Award for best visionary fiction in the U.S.; A unique play that brings Karl Marx to life to defend his ideas, set in contemporary Soho, New York; A witty and insightful introduction to Marx's life, his ideas, and the relevance of Marxism for today's world; Winner of the 2000 Independent Publisher Award for ...
A stirring anthology of writings about peace and nonviolence from Buddha to Arundhati Roy As you read this, America is at war. President Bush declared a "war on terrorism" and 90 percent of the American people believed he was doing the right thing. But is there another way? From Buddha in the pre-Christian era to the most recent declaration of ...
Here, in the magisterial yet plainspoken style of A People's History of the United States, is historian Howard Zinn's long-awaited telling of US history during these last six years, a time when catastrophic machinations of war have dictated our foreign and domestic policy, and voices of resistance have appeared in the unlikeliest places. Perhaps ...
Weaving together diaries, personal letters, and other materials, this new volume tells the history of the American Revolution from the standpoint of its everyday participants: the common people, slave and free, who made up the majority in 18th-century America.
SNCC: The New Abolitionists influenced a generation of activists struggling for civil rights and seeking to learn from the successes and failures of those who built the fantastically influential Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It is considered an indispensable study of the organization, of the 1960s, and of the process of social change. ...
The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman tells the story of one of America's most influential and imaginative dissidents, a major figure in the 1960s counterculture and anti-war movement who remained a dedicated political organizer right up until his death in 1989. With his unique brand of humor, wit, and energetic narrative, Abbie Hoffman describes the ...
"I like a little rebellion now and then" - so wrote Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, enlisting in a tradition that throughout American history has led writers to rage and reason, prophesy and provoke. This is the first anthology to collect and examine an American literature that holds the nation to its highest ideals, castigating it when it ...
Keynote: A lively collection of short, original interviews with leading thinkers On its twentieth anniversary, the South End Press collective has gathered the left's most prominent intellectuals for a wide-ranging discussion of the past twenty years and the next twenty years of progressive social movements in the United States. In 7 accessible, ...
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