A People's History of the United States

Produktbeschreibung

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"A wonderful, splendid book?a 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

Historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools?with its emphasis on great men in high places?to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace.

Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, it is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of?and in the words of?America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles?the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality?were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.

Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. This edition also includes an introduction by Anthony Arnove, who wrote, directed, and produced The People Speak with Zinn and who coauthored, with Zinn, Voices of a People's History of the United States. 

Autoreninfo

Howard Zinn, Historiker und Dramatiker, geboren am 24. August 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, wuchs als Immigrantenkind in einer Arbeiterfamilie in Brooklyn auf. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg war er als Bombenschütze der US Airforce im Einsatz. Nach dem Krieg studierte er an der Columbia University, wo er in Geschichts- und Politikwissenschaft promovierte. In den vergangenen Jahrzehnten war Zinn als Professor für Geschichte und Politik an der Boston University und Gastprofessor an den Universitäten von Paris und Bologna tätig und veröffentlichte zahlreiche Aufsätze und Bücher zur Politik und (Sozial-) Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten. Zinn erhielt den Thomas Merton Award, den Upton Sinclair Award, den Lannan Literary Award und zuletzt den Prix des Amis du Monde diplomatique 2003. Howard Zinn lebt mit seiner Frau in Auburndale, Massachusetts.