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Title: A People's History of the United States Post by: Sewer on December 17, 2009, 11:05:03 PM I'm on Chapter 21.
Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: Lief 🗽 on December 17, 2009, 11:46:53 PM Howard Zinn is my favorite.
Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: Tetro Kornbluth on December 18, 2009, 06:25:28 AM I hate that book with a passion, it and all of its ilk. Its basically History as emotionalist-sentimental porn.
Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: Sewer on January 04, 2010, 09:26:56 AM I read it all. :)
Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: Antonio the Sixth on January 04, 2010, 10:16:22 AM I bought the book, but still didn't start to read it. Actually, it's the case of 90% of my books. :P
Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: rdouty on January 05, 2010, 07:25:16 PM I don't particularly like Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States"
It is too polemical. I would much rather read a factual book that I as a reader can interpret for myself. Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: phk on January 05, 2010, 07:55:37 PM Read it in mid-2004? It's a good book from a left/liberal PoV. Michael Parenti is better however.
Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: k-onmmunist on January 06, 2010, 05:47:07 PM Might get it eventually. Knee-deep in Atlas Shrugged right now.
Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: afleitch on January 06, 2010, 05:57:53 PM I hate that book with a passion, it and all of its ilk. Its basically History as emotionalist-sentimental porn. ^^^^^^^^ Agreed. It's a 101 on how not to comment on history. Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: useful idiot on January 06, 2010, 07:03:13 PM Read it a couple years ago, enjoyed it thoroughly
Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: © tweed on May 27, 2010, 04:45:33 PM I hate that book with a passion, it and all of its ilk. Its basically History as emotionalist-sentimental porn. it comes with strong recommendation from Will Hunting. Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: hcallega on August 03, 2010, 07:36:07 PM I hate that book with a passion, it and all of its ilk. Its basically History as emotionalist-sentimental porn. it comes with strong recommendation from Will Hunting. And Jason Bourne. I didn't really enjoy it. It's as if Zinn literally looked at every historical event in our nation's history and said "what if the other guys were the good guys?" It's as if he simply assumes that if WASPS did something it was automatically bad. He was a gifted writer and a pretty smart dude, but his premiss is misguided. In some circumstances he's right, but in most he just comes off as totally ideologically driven. Also, for some good laughs check out the cartoon edition. That is if you want to see a snarling Teddy Roosevelt killing Cubans. Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: opebo on August 13, 2010, 02:02:36 PM I hate that book with a passion, it and all of its ilk. Its basically History as emotionalist-sentimental porn. Regardless, it is far more accurate than the more mainstream narrative. Title: Re: A People's History of the United States Post by: Tetro Kornbluth on August 13, 2010, 02:15:53 PM I hate that book with a passion, it and all of its ilk. Its basically History as emotionalist-sentimental porn. Regardless, it is far more accurate than the more mainstream narrative. Not really. It just excludes different things. |