Battles for Freedom: The Use and Abuse of American History Contributor(s): Foner, Eric (Author), Kreitner, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1784537691 ISBN-13: 9781784537692 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Binding Type: Paperback Published: March 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Political Science | American Government - General - History | Social History |
Dewey: 303.484 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.7" L (0.57 lbs) 240 pages |
Features: Index, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/27/2017 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In thiscollection of polemical pieces, Foner expounds on the relevance ofAbraham Lincoln's legacy in the age of Obama and on the need foranother era of Reconstruction. In addition to articles in which Fonercalls out politicians and the powerful for their abuse and misuseof American history, Foner assesses some of his fellow leadinghistorians of the late 20th century, including Richard Hofstadter, Howard Zinn and Eric Hobsbawm. Foner ends with an open letterto Bernie Sanders analysing the great tradition of radicalism thathe has spent his career studying and which, he argues, Americansof progressive disposition should seek to celebrate and retrieve |
Contributor Bio(s): Foner, Eric: - Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. He is the author of many highly acclaimed works in American history, notably The Story of American Freedom and Reconstruction. In 2011, he won the Pulitzer Prize for History, the Bancroft Prize, and the Lincoln Prize for The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. He lives in New York City. |
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