Bøger af Timothy Patrick McCarthy

When the historian Howard Zinn died in early 2010, millions mourned the loss of one of our foremost intellectual and political guides: a historian, activist, and truth-teller who, in the words of the "New York Times"'s Bob Herbert, "peel[ed] back the rosy veneer of much of American history." Designed to highlight Zinn's most important writings, "The Indispensable" Zinn includes excerpts from Zinn's bestselling "A People's History of the United States"; his memoir, "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train"; his inspiring writings on the civil rights movement; and the full text of his celebrated play "Marx in Soho." Noted historian and activist Timothy Patrick McCarthy provides essential historical and biographical context for each selection. With an introduction from Zinn's former Spellman College student and longtime friend Alice Walker and an afterword by Zinn's friend and colleague Noam Chomsky, "The Indispensable Zinn" is both a fitting tribute to the legacy of a man whose "work changed the way millions of people saw the past" (Noam Chomsky) and a powerful and accessible introduction for anyone discovering Zinn for the first time.

"Protest Nation" is a guide through the speeches, letters, broadsides, essays, and manifestos that form the backbone of the American radical tradition in the twentieth century. With examples from socialists, feminists, union organizers, civil-rights workers, gay and lesbian activists, and environmentalists that have served as beacons for millions, the volume also includes brief introductory essays by the editors that provide a rich biographical and historical context for each selection included. Selections include a fiery speech by socialist Eugene Debs, an astonishing treatise on animal liberation by Peter Singer, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson, Harvey Milk's "The Hope Speech" and many others.