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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.9
EAN: 9780060530341
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0060530340
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: February 01, 2003
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: February 04, 2003
Studio: Harper Perennial

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com 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.

Product Description:


Containing just the twentieth-century chapters from Howard Zinn's bestselling A People's History of the United States, this revised and updated edition includes two new chapters -- covering Clinton's presidency, the 2000 Election, and the "war on terrorism."



Highlighting not just the usual terms of presidential administrations and congressional activities, this book provides you with a "bottom-to-top" perspective, giving voice to our nation's minorities and letting the stories of such groups as African Americans, women, Native Americans, and the laborers of all nationalities be told in their own words.






Rating: - Can't Believe In Him Anymore
After reading that Howard Zinn does not think it is important to investigate 9/11, I will have nothing more to do with him. I don't care how renowned he is. If he doesn't think it's important to stop the false flag operations that have gone on for many, many decades that have thrust us into wars that were instigated by interested 3rd party investors to cash in on the vast fortunes made when they finance both sides of a war, then he will get no support from me. Wake up people! Aren't you tired of ... Read More

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Rating: - The truth can hurt and free you..
It feels good to have a light shining into dark recesses when in this culture obusification is all that is generally offered.The light is so bright it sometimes hurts but one's footing is much safer when all is allowed to be seen.

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Rating: - American history from an interesting point of view...
This is 20th cetury American history from a rather socialistic point of view. Howard Zinn is an incredible thinker and a fairly accecable writer who presumes to write on behalf of the suffering masses. He is clear in his bias as a supporter of oppresssed minorities and leftist causes. He is also a staunch pacifist, which is interesting given his status as a WWII millitary pilot.

Whatever your political affiliation, I would still buy this book as long as U.S. History of your interest. ... Read More

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Rating: - Zinn's Opus
I believe this should be a compulsory text in high schools, so students could get another point of view of "history", and people like George Bush, John Howard, and Tony Blair should be made to do a test to prove they have at least read it.
Zinn provides a masterful analysis of 20th century world events from the point of view of the left, the downtrodden, people of colour and writes in an easy to read fashion.

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Rating: - Too much of a good thing
Zinn's approach is truly refreshing and provocative. He looks at History from the point of view of people who are mostly ignored by other historians. He presents the stories and viewpoints of workers, minorities, and other sections of society that have not been heard through other historical narratives. Thus, he provides rare insights, provokes thoughts regarding continuing to accept the normal 'glorious' dissemination of conquests and is refreshingly different.
Despite all the above, his approach, ... Read More

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