{"product_id":"passionate-declarations-essays-on-war-and-justice-9780060557676","title":"Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A shotgun blast of revisionism that aims to shatter all the comfortable myths of American political discourse.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e comes this selection of passionate, honest, and piercing essays looking at American political ideology.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Zinn brings to \u003cem\u003ePassionate Declarations\u003c\/em\u003e the same astringent style and provocative point of view that led more than a million people to buy his book \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States.\u003c\/em\u003e He directs his critique here to what he calls \"American orthodoxies\" --that set of beliefs guardians of our culture consider sacrosanct: justifications for war, cynicism about human nature and violence, pride in our economic system, certainty of our freedom of speech, romanticization of representative government, confidence in our system of justice. Those orthodoxies, he believes, have a chilling effect on our capacity to think independently and to become active citizens in the long struggle for peace and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Zinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.31w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060557676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZinn, Howard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and social activist. In addition to \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold more than two million copies, he is the author of numerous books including \u003cem\u003eThe People Speak\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePassionate Declarations, \u003c\/em\u003eand the autobiography, \u003cem\u003eYou Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099432288371,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_53a44274-db96-4c6d-9c65-ade50b75bc6f.jpg?v=1748699465","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/passionate-declarations-essays-on-war-and-justice-9780060557676","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}