A People's History of American Empire
Zinn, Howard
Konopacki, Mike
Buhle, Paul
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Adapted from the bestselling grassroots history of the United States, the story of America in the world, told in comics form Since its landmark publication in 1980, A Peoples History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book, A Peoples History triggered a revolution in the way history is told, displacing the official versions with their emphasis on great men in high places to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up.
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Now Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of A Peoples History: the centuries-long story of Americas actions in the world. Narrated by Zinn, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as one of Americas leading historians.
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Shifting from world-shattering events to one familys small revolutions, A Peoples History of American Empire presents the classic ground-level history of America in a dazzling new form.
BOOK REVIEWS
At the heart of this wide-ranging comics indictment of American Empire are the terrific human stories of those who have resistedincluding wonderful autobiographical episodes from author Howard Zinns own courageous and inspiring life.Joe Sacco, author of Safe Area Gorazde
Ingenious in its conception and brilliant in execution, this comics version of Howard Zinn's classic history breathes new life into the stories of people who never thought their stories would be told. It is urgently necessary for our times: read this book and see how to raise your voice against all the forces that would drown you out. A modern activist's primer!Ben Affleck
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0805087443
ISBN(13-digit): 9780805087444
Dewey Decimal: 741.5/6973
Library of Congress: 2007031150
Book Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 273
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