The Historic Unfulfilled Promise (City Lights Open Media)

The Historic Unfulfilled Promise (City Lights Open Media)

Howard Zinn, Mathew Rothschild (Foreword by)
$25.00
Publication Date: June 12th, 2012
Publisher:
City Lights Books
ISBN:
9780872865556
Pages:
256
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Description

Zinn's articles for The Progressive (1980-2009) offer timeless analysis and advocacy for freedom, democracy and social change in the US.

About the Author

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.

Praise for The Historic Unfulfilled Promise (City Lights Open Media)

"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 justicby 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

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