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Zinn's book is worth reading, but shouldn't be your only source. E.g. it just skips over everything that couldn't be considered "A People's History", like prett
by JoachimSchipper 13y ago
Zinn's book is worth reading, but shouldn't be your only source. E.g. it just skips over everything that couldn't be considered "A People's History", like pretty much all international politics; even if you like Zinn's (clearly-laid-out) biases just fine, it's rather incomplete as a general history book.
If you want to fill in some gaps, and want to ensure you don't end up as some kind of do-gooder, add Kissinger's Diplomacy. It's very interesting, and the ideas in it probably won't leave you wanted for war crimes in several first-world countries.
- dfc 13y agoIt seems that tptacek was specifically talking about history that would be considered "a people's history." The comment I was replying to was a recommendation about a book that fills in the gaps of US history textbooks. It seems like this subthread is concerned with US history, especially with the history of the actions/policies of the government+ruling class. Did I miss something?
- JoachimSchipper 13y agoNo, you didn't miss anything. I just felt the thread had drifted more than you appear to feel. ;-)
- dfc 13y agoJoachim, I apologize for being snippy in my comment. It was late at night and I should have just gone to bed. Lets agree to disagree on the level of drift in the discussion and agree that I could have been much more civil in my reply.
- JoachimSchipper 13y agoNo harm, no foul.