A people's history of the United States / Howard Zinn ; introduction by Anthony Arnove.
| Author/creator |
Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010 author. |
| Other author/creator | Arnove, Anthony, 1969- writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | Thirty-fifth anniversary edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : HarperPerennial, 2015. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2003 |
| Description | xxii, 729, 16 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Harper Perennial Modern Classics Harper Perennial modern classics. ^A1016324 |
| Contents | Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress -- Drawing the Color Line -- Persons of Mean and Vile Condition -- Tyranny Is Tyranny -- A Kind of Revolution -- The Intimately Oppressed -- As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs -- We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God -- Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom -- The Other Civil War -- Robber Barons and Rebels -- The Empire and the People -- The Socialist Challenge -- War Is the Health of the State -- Self-help in Hard Times -- A People's War? -- "Or Does It Explode?" -- The Impossible Victory: Vietnam -- Surprises -- The Seventies: Under Control? -- Carter-Reagan-Bush: The Bipartisan Consensus -- The Unreported Resistance -- The Clinton Presidency -- The Coming Revolt of the Guards -- The 2000 Election and the "War on Terrorism" -- Afterword. |
| Abstract | "With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national bestseller 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, A People's History of the United States 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 historian Howard 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, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history."-- Provided by publisher |
| Local note | Little--472495--305131067853% |
| General note | Includes an author's interview and information about the book. |
| General note | Reprint of the 20th anniversary edition ; introduction ©2015. |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published in 1999 as: A people's history of the United States : 1492-present. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 689-708) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2016462564 |
| ISBN | 0062397346 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780062397348 (pbk.) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E178 .Z75 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |