Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations about A People's History
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Truth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing collection of never-before-published conversations with Howard Zinn--conducted by the distinguished broadcast journalist Ray Suarez in 2006--that covers the course of American history from Columbus to the War on Terror from the perspective of ordinary people--including slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans.
Viewed through the lens of Zinn's own life as a soldier, historian, and activist--and using his paradigm-shifting People's History of the United States as a point of departure--these conversations explore the American Revolution, the Civil War, the labor battles of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, U.S. imperialism from the Indian Wars to the War on Terrorism, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, and the fight for equality and immigrant rights, all from an unapologetically radical standpoint. Published to coincide with the tenth-anniversary of Zinn's death, admirers and a new generation of readers alike will be fascinated to learn about Zinn's thought processes, rationale, motivations, and approach to his now-iconic historical work.
Suarez's probing questions and Zinn's humane (and humorous) voice--and his keen moral vision--shine through these lively and thought-provoking conversations, showing that Zinn's work is as relevant as ever.Related Subjects
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