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A review by tnews333
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
5.0
Knowing the slant of the Author (having heard him interviewed many, many times on Democracy Now when I/we lived in the Houston area)l, I enjoyed hearing a different view of world and US events from that presented to me as a student in the United States. At times he gave hope and pride in recounting the efforts and successes of peoples movements. I particularly enjoyed hearing of organized labor successes that the educational system did not flesh out as thoroughly as Zinn.
I wonder what the next chapter in his book would have looked like.
I wonder too, how the current world events are shaping the themes of economic inequality, systemic racism, and people pulling together to do for themselves when governments fail them. What would Zinn have made of social media? If you've not watched the Netflix documentary "Social Dilemma" do so! And read/listen to this book.
I'll admit in my last lines of this review that I quilted, cleaned, cooked while listening to this book. I did not give it the attention I would a textbook for a class. Take my review in consideration of this fact.
I wonder what the next chapter in his book would have looked like.
I wonder too, how the current world events are shaping the themes of economic inequality, systemic racism, and people pulling together to do for themselves when governments fail them. What would Zinn have made of social media? If you've not watched the Netflix documentary "Social Dilemma" do so! And read/listen to this book.
I'll admit in my last lines of this review that I quilted, cleaned, cooked while listening to this book. I did not give it the attention I would a textbook for a class. Take my review in consideration of this fact.