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In thiscollection of polemical pieces, Foner expounds on the relevance ofAbraham Lincoln's legacy in the age of Obama and on the need foranother era of Reconstruction. In addition to articles in which Fonercalls out politicians and the powerful for their abuse and misuseof American history, Foner assesses some of his fellow leadinghistorians of the late 20th century, including Richard Hofstadter,Howard Zinn and Eric Hobsbawm. Foner ends with an open letterto Bernie Sanders analysing the great tradition of radicalism thathe has spent his career studying and which, he argues, Americansof progressive disposition should seek to celebrate and retrieve.

ISBN-13

9781784537692

ISBN-10

1784537691

Weight

0.51 Pounds

Dimensions

5.06 x 0.49 x 7.81 In

List Price

$24.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

240 pages

Publisher

I.B. Tauris

Published On

2017-01-30



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