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Une Histoire Populaire de L'Empire Americain
Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, Paul Buhle
4.05 AVERAGE
65 reviews for:
Une Histoire Populaire de L'Empire Americain
Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, Paul Buhle
4.05 AVERAGE
Passionnant (même si effrayant ahah), j’ai vraiment appris bcp de chose
This should be the curriculum for 8th grade civics class.
Easily digestible American history, focusing mainly on imperialism as it leads up to the current Iraq War.
This was a fun graphic novel given to me by a friend over the 2014 holiday season. The art wasn't anything to write home about, but the content was certainly exciting. I am inclined to believe that this illustrated history is biased and oversimplifies the real history of US wars and involvement in international affairs, but it does dare the reader to investigate further. Plus, you can't expect a graphic novel to be entirely scholarly. Being a US citizen, I find the blindly patriotic view entirely over represented. Our populace seems far too eager to approve the wars this country engages in. Maybe accessible pieces like this will temper that willingness, and for that possibility I hope this book is widely read. Perhaps it will interest more of us to make a detailed investigation into US policy history. It has certainly interested me in reading Zinn's "People's History" that this book is based on, to get a less simplified understanding of his work. From there I hope to do more digging from a less politically motivated historian on the subjects.
An interesting take on Howard Zinn's 'A People's History of the United States'. Told in comic format, the book tells the general thesis of Zinn's work, without any of the complexity. I gave it a go because I was interested in how the original text would transfer into graphic, however, I feel that the lack of detail in the cartooning and the lack of care of the presentation missed a trick. Had this been an effort to produce a genuine high quality graphic adaptation, it may have resulted in a more powerful piece of work. Saying that, there are a couple of pages, such as the impact of Hiroshima, that leave an impression.
Not a book I would recommend to others, better to read Zinn's original in its entirety.
Not a book I would recommend to others, better to read Zinn's original in its entirety.
In theory this book sounded great - a graphic novel adaptation of A People's History of the United States? Cool! But in reality I found it annoying. Having a Howard Zinn as character narrating the story and simplifying US history down to armed conflicts bugged me and I gave up after 20 pages.
I've always been meaning to read Zinn's People's History of America but had never gotten around to it. This is a shortened version told via a comic book style. There are vintage photographs and documents combined with the comic pictures, a very collage-y way to tell the story.
It is very accessible and I learned new things, and remembered a lot of the history that I learned. It has been updated with info since 9/11 to continue drawing the thread of his thesis that America has been on the Empire track for quite a long time.
It is very accessible and I learned new things, and remembered a lot of the history that I learned. It has been updated with info since 9/11 to continue drawing the thread of his thesis that America has been on the Empire track for quite a long time.
Obviously, considering my own biases, I loved this book. It makes me really sad about our imperialist history and even though it ended on a note of hope I don't feel. However, I also know that it's not just the U.S. at fault. It's human greed and capitalism in general. So yeah ... I guess read this if you're anti-war.
Did not finish, but I'm still interested in trying again someday.
Good idea, but poorly executed. Definitely worth reading, though.