The Politics of History
Howard Zinn
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Description
This paperback bestseller presents a series of case studies and thought-provoking essays arguing for a radical approach to history and providing a revisionist interpretation of the historian's role. In a new introduction written for this edition, Howard Zinn responds to critics of the 1970 edition and comments further on the radicalization of history.
Product Details
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Publish Date | February 01, 1990 |
| Pages | 408 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780252061226 |
| Dimensions | 8.0 X 5.3 X 0.9 inches | 1.0 pounds |
About the Author
Howard Zinn was professor emeritus of political science at Boston University. He was the author of ten books, among them A People's History of the United States and LaGuardia in Congress, a winner of the Beveridge Award.
Reviews
"At least for appearance's sake traditional historians have worn that balanced judgment they can 'no more discard than their pants' [p. 163]. Lodging a sharp critique of these erect professionals with humor and grace, Zinn shows that they clothe themselves in this spurious neutrality and in comparable bamboozlements--disinterested scholarship, objective study, dispassionate learning, among them [p. 139]; to cover the simple truth that history is contested terrain in which they are not innocent bystanders. A powerful debamboozler, The Politics of History is a no less powerful call to us all to remember 'forgotten visions, lost utopias, unfulfilled dreams' [pp. 13-14]."-- Richard Drinnon, Bucknell University
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