| Artists in Times of War Contributor(s): Zinn, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1583226028 ISBN-13: 9781583226025 Publisher: Seven Stories Press OUR PRICE: $12.82 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Throughout his lifetime, radical historian Howard Zinn has emphasized the crucial role that protest and civil disobedience play in energizing and directing social change. In Zinn's worldview, the rebel who challenges government and authority is usually the one who leads the most progressive advances in peace, welfare, and social justice. "To criticize the government is the highest act of patriotism," writes Zinn. In this new collection of four essays-three of which are previously unpublished-the author of "A People's History of the United States "writes about the unique role of artists, activists, and publishers in working toward change. Howard Zinn is a world-renowned historian, author, and public speaker. In February, 2003, he celebrated the publication of the millionth copy of his masterpiece, "A People's History of the United States," |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace - Political Science | Essays - Performing Arts |
| Dewey: 303.66 |
| LCCN: 2003020849 |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 4.98" W x 7" (0.27 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Political power, says Howard Zinn, is controlled by the corporate elite, and the arts are the locale for a kind of guerilla warfare in the sense that guerillas look for apertures and opportunities where they can have an effect. In Artists in Times of War, Zinn looks at the possibilities to create such apertures through art, film, activism, publishing and through our everyday lives. In this collection of four essays, the author of A People's History of the United States writes about why To criticize the government is the highest act of patriotism. Filled with quotes and examples from the likes of Bob Dylan, Mark Twain, e. e. cummings, Thomas Paine, Joseph Heller, and Emma Goldman, Zinn's essays discuss America's rich cultural counternarratives to war, so needed in these days of unchallenged U.S. militarism. |