The Zinn Reader Writings on Disobedience and Democracy

by Zinn, Howard

• ISBN13: 9781583228708
• ISBN10: 1583228705
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-07
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Summary

The Zinn Reader represents Howard Zinn through the depth, and breadth, of his concerns in one volume. Whether his subject is war, race, politics, economic justice, or history itself, each of his works serves as a reminder that embracing one's subjectivity can mean embracing one's humanity, that heart and mind can speak with one voice. The result is a monumental book, one that will remain, alongside A People's History of the United States, Voices of a People's History of the United States, A Young People's History of the United States, and La otra historia, as an essential and necessary Zinn text.No other radical historian has reached so many hearts and minds as Howard Zinn. His A People's History of the United States has sold over two million copies.

Author Biography

HOWARD ZINN’s (1922–2010) great subject isn’t war, but peace. After his experience as a bombardier in World War II, he became convinced that there could be no such thing as a “just war,” as the vast majority of modern warfare’s victims are made up of innocent civilians. In his books, including A People’s History of the United States and its companion volume, Voices of a People’s History of the United States, Zinn affirms the power of the masses to influence major events. Through a lifetime of pointed scholarship and principled civil disobedience, he has led and continues to lead generations in the ways of peace.