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Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, tells his personal stories about more than 30 years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war. A former bombardier in World War II, Zinn emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. Although he's a fierce critic, he gives us reason to hope that by learning from history and engaging politically, we can ma...

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इतिहासकार, विचारक और विश्व-प्रसिद्ध युद्ध-विरोधी लेखक हॉवर्ड जि़न के ये नाटक ऐतिहासिक भी हैं और वैचारिक भी। जि़न अपने आपको कुछ समाजवादी, कुछ अराजकतावादी और कुछ-कुछ लोकतांत्रिक समाजवादी मानते थे। युद्ध के विरोध में उन्होंने व्यापक रूप में लिखा और चर्चित हुए। उन्हें जनता का इतिहास-लेखक कहा गया। उन्होंने अमरीका का इतिहास लोगों को केन्द्र में रखकर लिखा जिसे असंख्य लोगों ने पढ़ा। वे सिर्फ इतिहासकार ही नहीं, एक्टिविस्ट भी थे। उनके ये तीनों नाटक उनके वैचारिक पक्ष के साथ-स...

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La historia del pueblo de Estados Unidos para jâovenes cuenta las historias de obreros, personas esclavizadas, inmigrantes, mujeres, personas negras, latinoamericanos, asiaticoestadounidenses, indâigenas estadounidenses y otros que comâunmente son excluidos de libros de texto pero que constituyen parte de la fuerza impulsora de la historia de nuestra naciâon. Comenzando con un vistazo a la llegada de Cristâobal Colâon desde la perspectiva de l...

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Mit seinem hier nach langer Zeit neu aufgelegten Standardwerk hat Howard Zinn die Geschichtsschreibung revolutioniert: Erstmals standen nicht die großen politischen Figuren im Vordergrund, sondern die Erfahrungen und Perspektiven der sogenannten »einfachen Bevölkerung«. Erzählt wurden nicht mehr die Erfolge der Eroberer, sondern die Verluste und die Gegenwehr der Besiegten und Unterjochten. Nicht im gehobenen Stil der Herrschenden, sondern in ...

Few social critics have been as inspiring as the ever-hopeful Howard Zinn and, unlike many historians, Zinn turns historical details toward deeper observations on the universal truths and struggles of humankind. This book brings together some of his most poignant and profound quotations from decades of writing and speaking.

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Erstmals auf Deutsch: Essays und Erinnerungen des einflussreichsten Friedensaktivisten des 20. Jahrhunderts gegen den Bombenkrieg. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg nahm Howard Zinn am Luftangriff auf Royan teil, das zu diesem Zeitpunkt immer noch hartnäckig von Nazis besetzt war. 1966 reist er zurück an den Ort des Schreckens, führt Gespräche mit Anwohnern und studiert historische Dokumente in der örtlichen Bibliothek. Später wird er auch Hiroshima besuch...

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus's arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers' rights, women's rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth...

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus's arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers' rights, women's rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth...

New Press track record with Zinn: The abridged version of A People's History of the United States, published by The New Press, has sold over 117, 000 copies. Based on a bestselling, classic work of history: A People's History of the United States has sold over 2 million copies and continues to be one of the most successful history books of all time. Even in death, Howard Zinn remains one of America's most popular and beloved historians. His A...