Bøger af Howard Zinn

For at kunne forstå nutiden, er man nødt til at kende fortiden, siger man. Og meget af det, der sker i USA netop nu, kan være svært at forstå uden dette kendskab. Men historie er ikke bare historien om præsidenter, kendte personligheder og epokeskabende begivenheder, det er også vores alles historie – folkets historie.‘USA – folkets historie’ er det første komplette værk, hvor man ser USA’s samlede historie nedefra – og formidlet så den almene læser kan forstå den i dybden. Den giver således stemme til landets oprindelige folk, afroamerikanere, kvinder, arbejdere, fattige og immigrantarbejdere og er fortalt ud fra deres perspektiv – fra Columbus over Uafhængighedskrigen, slaveriet og Borgerkrigen og frem til Anden Verdenskrig, valget af George W. Bush og ’Krigen mod terror’.Bogen er et vigtigt og nødvendigt bidrag til en komplet og afbalanceret forståelse af USA's historie og regnes i dag for en moderne klassiker

Its a wonderful, splendid booka book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future. Howard Fast, author of Spartacus and The Immigrants[It] should be required reading. Eric Foner, New York Times Book ReviewLibrary Journal calls Howard Zinns iconic A People's History of the United States a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of thosewhose plight has been largely omitted from most histories. Packed with vivid details and telling quotations, Zinns award-winning classic continues to revolutionize the way American history is taught and remembered. Frequent appearances in popular media such as The Sopranos, The Simpsons, Good Will Hunting, and the History Channel documentary The People Speak testify to Zinns ability to bridge the generation gap with enduring insights into the birth, development, and destiny of the nation.

""Laguardia In Congress"" is a non-fiction book written by Howard Zinn. It tells the story of Fiorello LaGuardia, a former congressman and mayor of New York City. The book explores LaGuardia's political career and his impact on American politics during the early 20th century. LaGuardia was known for his progressive views and his commitment to social justice, including his efforts to improve the lives of working-class Americans, immigrants, and minorities. The book also delves into LaGuardia's personal life, including his upbringing and his relationships with his family and colleagues. Zinn's writing style is engaging and informative, making this book an excellent choice for anyone interested in American history, politics, or social justice issues. Overall, ""Laguardia In Congress"" offers a fascinating look at one of America's most influential political figures and his legacy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History isthe only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of?and in the wordsof?America's women, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, andimmigrant laborers. Here we learn that many of our country's greatest battles?childlaborlaws, women's rights, racial equality?were carried out at the grass roots level,against bloody resistance.Revised and updated with new chapters on Clinton's presidency, the 2000 Election,and the ?War on Terrorism,? A People's History of the United States featuresinsightful analysis of the most important events in our history.

इतिहासकार, विचारक और विश्व-प्रसिद्ध युद्ध-विरोधी लेखक हॉवर्ड जि़न के ये नाटक ऐतिहासिक भी हैं और वैचारिक भी। जि़न अपने आपको कुछ समाजवादी, कुछ अराजकतावादी और कुछ-कुछ लोकतांत्रिक समाजवादी मानते थे। युद्ध के विरोध में उन्होंने व्यापक रूप में लिखा और चर्चित हुए। उन्हें जनता का इतिहास-लेखक कहा गया। उन्होंने अमरीका का इतिहास लोगों को केन्द्र में रखकर लिखा जिसे असंख्य लोगों ने पढ़ा। वे सिर्फ इतिहासकार ही नहीं, एक्टिविस्ट भी थे। उनके ये तीनों नाटक उनके वैचारिक पक्ष के साथ-साथ उनके सिद्ध नाटककार होने को भी रेखांकित करते हैं। 'सोहो में मार्क्स' एकपात्रीय नाटक है जिसमें माक्र्स स्वयं मंच पर आकर दर्शकों को सम्बोधित करते हैं। दुनिया-भर में अनेक बार खेला गया यह नाटक आज के दौर में मार्क्स और उनके सिद्धान्तों की प्रासंगिकता बताता है। इसमें हमें मार्क्स के निजी जीवन के कुछ दृश्य भी मिलते हैं और साथ ही उनके समकालीनों के साथ उनके सम्बन्धों के भी। 'वीनस की बेटी' राष्ट्र के नाम पर लड़े जानेवाले युद्धों और उनके लिए बनाए जानेवाले हथियारों के औचित्य पर सवाल उठाता है। परमाणु अस्त्रों पर काम करनेवाले एक वैज्ञानिक की पत्नी, बेटी और बेटे के आपसी रिश्तों और बहसों के माध्यम से जि़न यहाँ युद्ध और शस्त्रों की व्यर्थता को एक साधारण, घरेलू नज़रिए से बेपर्दा करते हैं। 'एमा' अमरीका की अराजकतावादी चिन्तक, राजनीतिक कार्यकर्ता और लेखक एमा गोल्डमन के जीवन पर आधारित नाटक है जिसमें हॉवर्ड जि़न ने उनके जीवन की मुख्य घटनाओं और उनके विचारों को प्रस्तुत किया है। एमा का जन्म रूस में हुआ था। बाद में उन्होंने अमरीका में जन-आन्दोलनों के साथ काम किया। स्त्री-मुक्ति और मज़दूर हितों पर उनके वक्तव्यों को हज़ारों लोग सुनने आते थे। नाटक में ऐसे कई लोमहर्षक दृश्

Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, tells his personal stories about more than 30 years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war. A former bombardier in World War II, Zinn emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. Although he's a fierce critic, he gives us reason to hope that by learning from history and engaging politically, we can make a difference in the world.

Original English title "A young people's history of the United States" adapted from Howard Zinn's "A people's history of the United States."

Howard Zinn dramatizes the life of Emma Goldman, the anarchist, feminist, and free-spirited thinker who was exiled from the US.

The Other Civil War offers historian and activist Howard Zinn's view of the social and civil background of the American Civil War?a view that is rarely provided in standard historical texts. Drawn from his New York Times bestseller A People's History of the United States, this set of essays recounts the history of American labor, free and not free, in the years leading up to and during the Civil War. He offers an alternative yet necessary account of that terrible nation-defining epoch.

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, enslaved people, immigrants, women, Black people, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, American Indians, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn presents a radical new way of understanding America’s history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America’s true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals.A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" has turned history on its head for an entire generation of readers, telling the nation's story from the viewpoints of ordinary people--the slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans who made their own history but whose voices are typically omitted from the historical record. The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of "A People's History of the United States" has made Zinn's original text available specifically for classroom use, with a wide range of tools for students to begin a critical inquiry into the American past. The teaching edition includes exercises and teaching materials to accompany each chapter.

"A shotgun blast of revisionism that aims to shatter all the comfortable myths of American political discourse." -- Los Angeles TimesFrom 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 History of the United States. He directs his critique here to what he calls "American orthodoxies" --that set of beliefs guardians of our culture consider sacrosanct: justifications for war, cynicism about human nature and violence, pride in our economic system, certainty of our freedom of speech, romanticization of representative government, confidence in our system of justice. Those orthodoxies, he believes, have a chilling effect on our capacity to think independently and to become active citizens in the long struggle for peace and justice.

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.

An abridged classroom edition of Howard Zinn's bestselling history of the United States, with teaching materials to accompany each chapter.Like Volume I, each chapter in Volume II provides exercises and teaching materials that allow students to begin a critical inquiry into the American past. Volume II covers the Civil War through the present, with new chapters on the Clinton Presidency, the 2000 elections, and the "war on terrorism."

In a comic form, this book tells the stories of America's actions in the world. It includes the events of 9/11 and then explores the cycles of US expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq. It also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as America's historian.

New Press track record with Zinn: The abridged version of A People's History of the United States, published by The New Press, has sold over 117,000 copies.Based on a bestselling, classic work of history: A People's History of the United States has sold over 2 million copies and continues to be one of the most successful history books of all time. Even in death, Howard Zinn remains one of America's most popular and beloved historians. His A People's History of the United States is part of the cultural fabric of the nation and features regularly in films, TV shows and in print media.Major anniversary: The book will publish on August 2, 2022, in anticipation of Zinn's 100th birthday on August 24. Major publications are sure to be doing retrospectives on Zinn's work during this month and the book will tie in perfectly.New, compelling package: We will publish the paperback with an inviting cover illustration of the young Zinn to appeal to a younger audience. Reader feedback indicated enthusiasm for the work as an "introduction to Zinn," and positioning will reflect that.Connections to education orgs: Teaching for Change, the Zinn Education Project, and HowardZinn.org are all excited to spread the word about the paperback edition of Truth Has a Power of Its Own.Media opportunities: As a host of World Affairs, Ray Suarez is well-connected to the world of radio and will be able to speak on the book. He appeared on "On Contact" with Chris Hedges to promote the hardcover edition.

Zinn's compelling case against the Vietnam War

America's leading historian Howard Zinn brings Karl Marx back to life for a new generation.

Historian, activist, and bestselling author Howard Zinn has been interviewed by David Barsamian for public radio numerous times over the past decade. Original Zinn is a collection of their conversations, showcasing the acclaimed author of A People's History of the United States at his most engaging and provocative.Touching on such diverse topics as the American war machine, civil disobedience, the importance of memory and remembering history, and the role of artists?from Langston Hughes to Dalton Trumbo to Bob Dylan?in relation to social change, Original Zinn is Zinn at his irrepressible best, the acute perception of a scholar whose impressive knowledge and probing intellect make history immediate and relevant for us all.

Zinn describes what he thinks is missing from the American curriculum, and argues why the education system should be changed.

World-renowned historian Howard Zinn has turned to drama to explore the legacy of Karl Marx and Emma Goldman and to delve into the intricacies of political and social conscience perhaps more deeply than traditional history permits. Three Plays brings together all this work, including the previously unpublished Daughter of Venus, along with a new introductory essay on political theater, and prefaces to each of the plays.

Howard Zinn's cogent defense of civil disobedience.