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    THE INDISPENSABLE ZINN

    MAY 1, 2012

HISTORY

THE INDISPENSABLE ZINN

by Howard Zinn & edited by Timothy Patrick McCarthy

“We need to expand the prevailing definition of patriotism beyond that narrow nationalism that has caused so much death and... Full review >

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    A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF AMERICAN EMPIRE

    APRIL 1, 2008

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A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF AMERICAN EMPIRE

by Howard Zinn and Mike Konopacki & Paul Buhle & illustrated by Mike Konopacki

An overly episodic but nonetheless powerful teaching tool for the next generation of anti-imperialist activists. Full review >

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    HISTORY MATTERS

    JULY 1, 2006

HISTORY

HISTORY MATTERS

by Howard Zinn with David Barsamian

As a set of transcripts, this is quite readable, but those new to Zinn would be better off with A People’s History of the... Full review >

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    THREE STRIKES

    SEPT. 3, 2001

HISTORY

THREE STRIKES

by Howard Zinn ; Dana Frank & Robin D.G. Kelley

Important material out of the shadows to which so much labor history is exiled. Full review >

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