The Untold History of the United StatesThe companion to the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional history books in this thoroughly researched and rigorously analyzed look at the dark side of American history. A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE In this riveting companion to their astonishing documentary series, which the Washington Post declared is “grounded in indisputable fact,” Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick challenge prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark truth about the rise and fall of American imperialism. |
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Avis d'utilisateur - lesleynicol - LibraryThingIn one word HORRIFYING. Even if this book is only 50% true it is still horrifying. How a nation who has set itself up as the keeper of the peace and the saviour of smaller nations can have caused the ... Consulter l'avis complet
THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Avis d'utilisateur - KirkusZinn-ian conspiracy theories, propounded engagingly and energetically by filmmaker and gadfly Stone and Cold War scholar Kuznick (History/American Univ.).If you've read Howard Zinn—or if, like Jeff ... Consulter l'avis complet
Table des matières
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wORLD wAR | 87 |
who Started | 181 |
squandered opportunities | 463 |
Chapter 14 | 549 |
ACknowledgments | 617 |
photo Credits | 710 |
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| Titre | The Untold History of the United States |
| Auteurs | Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick |
| Édition | illustrée, réimprimée |
| Éditeur | Simon and Schuster, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1451613520, 9781451613520 |
| Longueur | 784 pages |
| Exporter la citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |