Book Description:
Cultural Writing. Who will control the past and the future? In these panoramic interview (1989 1998), Howard Zinn makes sense of the last century as only he can, tying together themes as diverse as the rise and fall (and rise again?) of the labor movement and the role of the arts in American politics (from Ilia Kazan to the NEA). He creates a platform from which to fight for the future and a funny, fast paced read. Howard Zinn, professor emeritus at Boston University, is one of the country's most distingusihed historians and oen of the Left's best loved figures. 'Howard Zinnis was the best teacher I ever has and the funniest' Alice Walker. See also A.K. Press' new CD of A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. /Content /EditorialReview EditorialReview Source Amazon.com Review /Source Content <I>The Future of History</I> consists of transcripts of six interviews, conducted between 1989 and 1998 by David Barsamian with Howard Zinn, author of the bestseller <I>A People's History of the United States</I>. The topics covered are wide ranging, from the history of the American labor movement to America's policy toward Iraq, from Zinn's experiences as a bomber in the Second World War to the remarkable popularity of his friend and colleague Noam Chomsky ('It's interesting that he should be famous, because all the organs of power in the U.S. are trying their best not to make him famous, to shut him up, not to publish him, not to pay attention to him, not to put him on national radio or TV'). Zinn's caustic wit and his seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of American history and current events make these conversations as delightful to read as they are eye opening.
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