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Format:

Book

Author:

Zinn, Howard, 1922-

Title:

A people's history of American empire : a graphic adaptation / Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, Paul Buhle.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Metropolitan Books, 2008.

Description:

x, 273 p. : chiefly ill., maps ; 28 cm.

Summary:

Shifting from world-shattering events to one family's small revolutions, the story of America in the world is now told in vibrant comics form. This version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism.

Series:

American empire project

American empire project.

Subjects:

Zinn, Howard, 1922- -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Imperialism -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Social movements -- United States -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Historians -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

United States -- Foreign relations -- Comic books, strips, etc.

United States -- Territorial expansion -- Comic books, strips, etc.

United States -- Social conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Other Author:

Konopacki, Mike.

Buhle, Paul, 1944-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-267) and index.

Contents:

The internal empire -- The Spanish-American War -- The invasion of the Philippines -- War is the health of the state -- Growing up class conscious -- World War II : a people's war? -- The cool war -- Children of the empire -- Land of burning children -- The same rotting barrel -- Resurgence of empire -- Covert action and reaction.

Web Site:

Table of contents only

Contributor biographical information

Publisher description

LCCN:

2007031150

ISBN:

9780805077797 (hbk.)

0805077790 (hbk.)

9780805087444 (pbk.)

0805087443 (pbk.)

Other Number:

163625223

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

686908

# Local items in:

0

# System items in:

0

Call Number:

GRAPHIC NOVEL People's