Howard Zinn on Democratic Education

Howard Zinn was Professor of Political Science at Boston University. He grew up in Brooklyn, one of four sons of a sometime waiter, window cleaner and pushcart peddler. He is A People's History of the United States in 1980. He received the Lannan Foundation Literary Award for Nonfiction and the Eugene V. Debs award for his writing and political activism. Donaldo Macedo is Distinguished Professor of Education at U Mass Boston and co-author of Dancing with Bigotry: Beyond the Politics of Tolerance (Palgrave MacMillan, 2000) and The Hegemony of English (Paradigm, 2004).

• Chapter 1 Apparatus of Lies USA: Introduction, Donaldo Macedo; Chapter 2 Schools and the Manufacture of Mass Deception: A Dialogue; Chapter 3 A People’s History of the United States; Chapter 4 How Free is Higher Education?; Chapter 5 Columbus and Western Civilization; Chapter 6 Grey Matters Interviews Howard Zinn; Chapter 7 Being Left: Growing Up Class-Conscious; Chapter 8 What Bush’s War on Terror Is All About; Chapter 9 The Diverted Left; Chapter 10 A Campaign without Class; Chapter 11 Federal Bureau of Intimidation; Chapter 12 Why Students Should Study History: An Interview;

"A major contribution. This is a well-written and dynamic book to read, and a sociological treasure. ...The authors challenge us to redefine American culture and test our courage to develop a more equitable society." --Contemporary Sociology