Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus: What Your History Books Got Wrong: A Subversively True Poster Book for a Dubiously Celebratory Occasion - Brossura

Loewen, James W.

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ISBN 10: 1565840089 ISBN 13: 9781565840089

Casa editrice: New Pr, 2006

Riassunto

An historian sets the record straight on Columbus's "discovery" of the Americas, using art and text to sum up recent revisionist thought and to debunk common myths about the European invader responsible for the deaths of thousands. Original.

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Recensione:

"A perfect antidote for the nonsense about Columbus conveyed to our children for generations."
—Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

"Absolutely indispensable for at least the next hundred years. This book is a real Discovery and a real Exploration."
—Ariel Dorfman, Walter Hines Page Chair of Literature and Latin American Studies, Duke University

"Every teacher in America could benefit by reading this fine work."
—Bill Bigelow, Co-Editor, Rethinking Columbus

L'autore:

James W. Loewen is the bestselling author of Lies My Teacher Told Me,Lies Across America, and Sundown Towns, all available from The New Press, among many other books and articles. He is a regular contributor to the History Channel’sHistory magazine. Loewen is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Vermont and lives in Washington, D.C.

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• Editore: New Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1565840089
• ISBN 13: 9781565840089
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 38