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: | 9781784537692 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2017 |
| Author: | Eric Foner |
| Publisher: | I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 225 pages |
| Genres: |
Political science and theory Social and cultural history Political ideologies and movements History of the Americas |
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.
Battles for Freedom features in the following genres: Political science and theory, Social and cultural history, Political ideologies and movements, History of the Americas
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Battles for Freedom was written by Eric Foner and published by I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Battles for Freedom has 225 pages