{"product_id":"the-historic-unfulfilled-promise-9780872865556","title":"The Historic Unfulfilled Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoward Zinn's views on social movements, freedom, history, democracy and our own human potential are educational and transformative. In few places is his voice more clear and accessible than in the dozens of articles he penned for \u003cem\u003eThe Progressive\u003c\/em\u003e magazine from 1980 to 2009, offered together here in book form for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether encouraging people to organize, critiquing the government or speaking on behalf of working people who struggle to survive in an economy rigged to benefit the rich and powerful, Zinn's historical clarity, unflappable optimism and unshakable questions reverberate throughout \u003cem\u003eThe Historic Unfulfilled Promise\u003c\/em\u003e: Have our political leaders gone mad? What kind of country do we want to live in? Has the will of the people been followed? \u003cem\u003eThe Historic Unfulfilled Promise\u003c\/em\u003e is a genuine work of conscience, rich in ideas, charged with energy; an invaluable introduction for the uninitiated and a must-have for Zinn's fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassionate, iconoclastic, and wrly humorous . . .  Zinn] sometimes proves astounding in his almost clairvoyant analysis.--\u003cem\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharp and insightful collection from one of the country's most visible historians and critics.\u003cem\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA useful introduction to one of America's great scholar-activists.--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Zinn's life and work are an unforgettable model, sure to leave a permanent stamp on how history is understood and how a decent and honorable life should be lived.--Noam Chomsky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly, unabashedly radical . . . Mr. Zinn delighted in debating ideological foes, not the least his own college president, and in lancing what he considered platitudes, not the least that American history was a heroic march toward democracy.\u003cem\u003e--New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Howard, democracy was one big public fight and everyone should plunge into it. That's the only way, he said, for everyday folks to get justic--by fighting for it.--Bill Moyers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Zinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.28w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872865556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/23\/2012 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Zinn\u003c\/strong\u003e (August 24, 1922 - January 27, 2010) was a historian, playwright and activist. He wrote the classic \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States, \u003c\/em\u003e \"a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories,\" that has sold over two million copies to date. Zinn was a prolific writer and penned many books including \u003cem\u003eThe Bomb\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Power Governments Cannot Suppress.\u003c\/em\u003e He was widely acknowledged in popular culture; \u003cem\u003eA People's History\u003c\/em\u003e was even depicted in \u003cem\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Simpsons.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40226865578099,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a6c18cbb-f915-49d7-9f6f-359c7c5a5bbf.jpg?v=1656768605","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-historic-unfulfilled-promise-9780872865556","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}