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

A people's history of American empire : a graphic adaptation /

Adapted from the critically acclaimed chronicle of U.S. history, a study of American expansionism around the world is told from a grassroots perspective and provides an analysis of important events from Wounded Knee to Iraq.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010
Other Authors: Konopacki, Mike, Buhle, Paul, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Company, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:American empire project.
Subjects:
Zinn, Howard, > 1922-2010 > 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.
Social movements.
United States > Foreign relations > Comic books, strips, etc.
United States > Territorial expansion > Comic books, strips, etc.
United States > Social conditions > Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Historical comics.
Nonfiction comics.
Online Access: Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Local Note:BNA TOC 20090109 jea.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Paul Buhle
  • I: The internal empire ; The Massacre at Wounded Knee ; Certain white men ; The Pullman strike ; The open door policy
  • II: The Spanish-American War ; Antonio Maceo and the Cuban Revolution ; The drumbeat for war ; Smoked Yankees: The Black 25th infantry ; Spoils of war
  • III: The invasion of The Philippines ; Benevolent assimilation ; Republic or empire? ; The Battle of Bud Dajo
  • IV: War is the health of the state : Righteous conquest ; The Ludlow Massacre ; World War I ; Resistance to war
  • V: Growing up class conscious ; Poor but never hungry ; Sacco and Vanzetti ; Street smarts
  • VI: World War II: a people's war? ; Questioning war ; Just following orders ; The atomic age
  • VII: The cool war ; The Jitterbug Riot ; The cradle of R&B fandom
  • VIII: Children of the empire ; The quiet war ; Civil rights: Shaken to the bone ; The bombs in Vietnam explode at home ; Vietnam: The domino theory ; From resistance to revolt ; The My Lai Massacre ; A peace mission
  • IX: Land of burning children ; What happens to a dream deferred? ; War resistance at home ; The second battle of Wounded Knee
  • X: The same rotting barrel ; Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers ; Hostage to imperialism
  • XI: Resurgence of empire ; The Sandinista Revolution ; Augusto Sandino ; The covert war in Central America ; Massacre at El Mozote (The thistle) ; The Contra War ; The Iran-Contra scandal
  • XII: Covert action and reaction ; Iran: Overthrowing democracy ; Operation Ajax ; Rule and ruin of the Shah ; Permanent war: The bipartisan consensus
  • Epilogue: The possibility of hope.
  • Foreword / Paul Buhle
  • I. The Internal Empire
  • II. The Spanish-American War
  • III. The Invasion of the Philippines
  • IV. War Is the Health of the State
  • V. Growing Up Class Conscious
  • VI. World War II: A People's War?
  • VII. The Cool War
  • VIII. Children of the Empire
  • IX. Land of Burning Children
  • X. The Same Rotting Barrel
  • XI. Resurgence of Empire
  • XII. Covert Action and Reaction
  • Epilogue: The Possibility of Hope.

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