Description
"A shotgun blast of revisionism that aims to shatter all the comfortable myths of American political discourse." -- Los Angeles Times
From the bestselling author of A People's History of the United States comes this selection of passionate, honest, and piercing essays looking at American political ideology.
Howard Zinn brings to Passionate Declarations the same astringent style and provocative point of view that led more than a million people to buy his book A People's History of the United States. He directs his critique here to what he calls American orthodoxies --that set of beliefs guardians of our culture consider sacrosanct: justifications for war, cynicism about human nature and violence, pride in our economic system, certainty of our freedom of speech, romanticization of representative government, confidence in our system of justice. Those orthodoxies, he believes, have a chilling effect on our capacity to think independently and to become active citizens in the long struggle for peace and justice.
Author: Howard Zinn
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 06/17/2003
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.31w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9780060557676
ISBN10: 0060557672
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | General
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- Political Science | International Relations | General