Zinn, Howard & Anthony Arnove. Voices of a People's History of the United States.ZINN, Howard Zinn, Howard (1922– ) historian; born in New York City. Educated at New York (B.A. 1951) and Columbia (M.A., 1952; Ph.D., 1958) Universities, he taught at Upsala College (1953–56), Spelman College (1956–63), and Boston University & Anthony Arnove. Voices of a People's History of the United States Voices of a People's History of the United States is an anthology edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. First released in 2004 by Seven Stories Press, Voices is a companion to Zinn's A People's History of the United States. . Seven Stories Press (140 Watts St., NY, NY 10013). 665p. bibliog. index. c2004. 1-58322-628-1. $18.95. SA * Howard Zinn Howard Zinn (born August 24, 1922) is an American historian, political scientist, social critic, activist and playwright, best known as author of the bestseller, A People's History of the United States. , who believes that the traditional teaching of American history is "badly twisted ... by its submersion submersion the act of placing, or the condition of being under, the surface of a liquid. of nonwhite non·white n. A person who is not white. non  white adj. people," has published an impressive companion volume to his A
People's History of the United States. Matching his original book
chapter for chapter, Zinn presents a compendium of excerpts from the
voices he feels have been smothered smoth·er v. smoth·ered, smoth·er·ing, smoth·ers v.tr. 1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. beneath pages of history texts focused on generals and wars. His excerpts do not merely echo those whom he cited in his first volume. Zinn enlarges his choice of primary sources to extend the material of his earlier book, citing at fuller length those he cited before and then adding rich and longer excerpts from other pertinent works. Zinn's selections do, of course, reflect his political beliefs. His brief introductions to each chapter and his briefer comments before each "voice" from history leave no doubt where he stands in a book he dedicates "To the rebel voices of the coming generation." His work remains, however, a rich source of material often unavailable to the student of American history. Patricia Moore, Brookline, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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