"Both Zinn's critics and his fans (there are many of both) will not see any appreciable watering-down of his often contentious views on democracy and war, the two subjects most abundantly represented here. But here there is also an opportunity to see a side of Zinn that was often kept private. His 2007 essay, 'Remembering Kurt Vonnegut,' for example, eulogizes the acclaimed novelist with a rather touching personal statement of Zinn's own affection for him. A sharp and insightful collection from one of the country's most visible historians and critics."--Booklist "Howard Zinn's life and work are an unforgettable model, sure to leave a permanent stamp on how history is understood and how a decent and honorable life should be lived."--Noam Chomsky "Proudly, unabashedly radical ... Mr. Zinn delighted in debating ideological foes, not the least his own college president, and in lancing what he considered platitudes, not the least that American history was a heroic march toward democracy."--New York Times "For Howard, democracy was one big public fight and everyone should plunge into it. That's the only way, he said, for everyday folks to get justic--by fighting for it."--Bill Moyers "Howard Zinn was called a lot of different names: anarchist, socialist, and communist. He called himself a lot of different names, too: anarchist, socialist, and communist. No one ever seems to have called him Zen, but maybe it's time to start ... The Historic Unfulfilled Promise is a testament to Zinn's Zen politics: his refusal to be silent, to acquiesce, or to sever his ties with the downtrodden."--The Monthly Review

Howard Zinn's views on social movements, freedom, history, democracy, and our own human potential are educational and transformative. In few places is his voice more clear and accessible than in the dozens of articles he penned for The Progressive magazine from 1980 to 2009, offered together here in book form for the first time. Whether encouraging people to organize, critiquing the government, or speaking on behalf of working people who struggle to survive in an economy rigged to benefit the rich and powerful, Zinn's historical clarity, unflappable optimism, and unshakable questions reverberate throughout The Historic Unfulfilled Promise: "Have our political leaders gone mad?" "What kind of country do we want to live in?" "Has the will of the people been followed?" The Historic Unfulfilled Promise is a genuine work of conscience, rich in ideas, charged with energy; an invaluable introduction for the uninitiated and a must-have for Zinn's fans. "Passionate, iconoclastic, and wrly humorous ...[Zinn] sometimes proves astounding in his almost clairvoyant analysis." --Publisher's Weekly Starred Review "A sharp and insightful collection from one of the country's most visible historians and critics."--Booklist "A useful introduction to one of America's great scholar-activists."--Kirkus Reviews "Howard Zinn's life and work are an unforgettable model, sure to leave a permanent stamp on how history is understood and how a decent and honorable life should be lived."--Noam Chomsky "Proudly, unabashedly radical ...Mr. Zinn delighted in debating ideological foes, not the least his own college president, and in lancing what he considered platitudes, not the least that American history was a heroic march toward democracy."--New York Times "For Howard, democracy was one big public fight and everyone should plunge into it. That's the only way, he said, for everyday folks to get justic--by fighting for it."--Bill Moyers
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Zinn's articles for The Progressive (1980--2009) offer timeless analysis and advocacy for freedom, democracy and social change in the US.
Table of Contents

1. A Showcase of Repression
June 1980

2. A Murderous World
February 1989

3. Organizing the Organized
November 1990

4. Outside the Classroom
July 1997 Interview with David Barsamian

5. One Iraqi’s Story
February 1999

6. A Diplomatic Solution
May 1999

7. Their Atrocities—and Ours
July 1999

8. Delusion 2000: How the candidates view the world
March 2000

9. One Radical Who Did It All: Sender Garlin
April 2000

10. Artists of Resistance
July 2001

11. Operation Enduring War
March 2002

12. What War Looks Like
October 2002

13. Our Job Is a Simple One: Stop Them
December 2002

14. A Chorus Against War
March 2003

15. Dying for the Government
June 2003

16. Humpty Dumpty Will Fall
August 2003

17. An Occupied Country
October 2003

18. The Logic of Withdrawal
January 2004

19. Opposing the War Party
May 2004

20. What Do We Do Now?
June 2004

21. Our War on Terrorism
November 2004

22. Harness That Anger
January 2005

23. Changing Minds, One at a Time
March 2005

24. After the War
January 2006

25. Why War Fails
November 2006

26. Impeachment by the People
February 2007

27. Are We Politicians or Citizens?
May 2007

28. Kurt Vonnegut Remembered
June 2007

29. Election Madness
March 2008

30. The Obama Difference
October 2008

31. Changing Obama’s Mindset
May 2009

32. A Just Cause ? A Just War
July 2009

33. The Nobel’s Feeble Gesture
January 2010


About the Authors

Index
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Print: The Atlantic, Harpers, Mother Jones, NY Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Nation, Newsweek, Washington Post, Boston Review, SF Chronicle, Boston Globe, Mother Jones, Progressive, Utne, among others.

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780872865556
Publisert
2012-07-26
Utgiver
City Lights Books; City Lights Books
Vekt
269 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
133 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256

Forfatter
Foreword by

Om bidragsyterne

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 - January 27, 2010) was a historian, playwright, and activist. He wrote the classic A People's History of the United States, "a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories," that has sold over two million copies to date. Zinn was a prolific writer and penned many books including The Bomb and A Power Governments Cannot Suppress. He was widely acknowledged in popular culture; A People's History was even depicted in The Sopranos and The Simpsons.