"Howard's life and work are a persistent reminder that our own subjective judgments of the likelihood of success in engaging human problems are of little interest, to ourselves or others. What matters is to take part, as best we can, in the small actions of unknown people that can stave off disaster and bring about a better world, to honor them for their achievement, to do what we can to ensure that these achievements are understood and carried forward." —Noam Chomsky, from the booklet
A handsome collection of the four previously released Howard Zinn CDs. Ranging over six discs, America's best-loved historian ruminates and illuminates in his downbeat, witty and avuncular style, over our forgotten social, economic, and political history, the struggles waged by the dispossessed, ignored, vilified, and just plain regular folks.
The accompanying exclusive 24-page booklet contains a lengthy introductory essay by Noam Chomsky, a preface by Arundhati Roy, three previously unpublished interviews with Howard Zinn, and a transcript of an unreleased lecture, in which he discusses the themes and ideas, which have made him a household name, and their continuing relevance for the new millennium.
The perfect audio companion to Zinn's continuing excavation of history from below and what it teaches us about today and tomorrow. History is what's happening, and this is how it sounds.