Postwar America: 1945-1971

by Howard Zinn

Overview

The postwar boom in the U.S. brought about massive changes in U.S. society and culture. In this accessible volume, historian Howard Zinn offers a view from below on these vital years in American history. By critically examining U.S. militarism abroad and racism at home, he raises challenging questions about this often romanticized era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608463008
Publisher:	Haymarket Books
Publication date:	09/24/2012
Series:	Radical Sixties V. 5 5
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Howard Zinn: Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and activist. He wrote the classic A People's History of the United States, “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.”

Table of Contents

	Preface to the South End Press Edition	ix
	Foreword	xi
	Acknowledgments	xv
	Introduction	xvii
1.	The Best of Wars	3
2.	Empire	37
3.	Democracy and Profit	89
4.	Solving the Race Problem	120
5.	Justice	149
6.	Bunker Hill: Beginnings	198
	Bibliographical Notes	245
	Index	259