[L-I] Critical History of the U.S.

Hello everybody - That would be extremely appreciated if somebody on this list could recommend the best critical books on the U.S. history (in English). On the U.S. history in general - not just dedicated to some particular events. Were any Russian/Soviet books on the U.S. history translated

Re: [L-I] Critical History of the U.S.

There is one book that stands head and shoulders over all others: Howard Zinn "People's History of the United States" At 02:39 PM 1/28/01 -0600, you wrote: Hello everybody - That would be extremely appreciated if somebody on this list could recommend the best critical books on the U.S.

Re: [L-I] Critical History of the U.S.

I don't know if it is the best, but Tom Kemp's _The Climax of US Capitalism: The US Economy in the 20th century_ is a very good overview of US capitalism (Longman, 1990) My favorite is, of course, (as always) Kees Van Der Pijl's _The Making of an Atlantic Ruling Class_ (Verso, 1984) It

Re: [L-I] Critical History of the U.S.

Excellent! Thank you very much! AD At 04:59 PM 1/28/2001 -0500, you wrote: I don't know if it is the best, but Tom Kemp's _The Climax of US Capitalism: The US Economy in the 20th century_ is a very good overview of US capitalism (Longman, 1990) My favorite is, of course, (as always) Kees Van

Re: [L-I] Critical History of the U.S.

Thanks again! Our local library has all those titles. I need to check them out. Best, AD At 05:09 PM 1/28/2001 -0500, you wrote: Another one from a political economy/history pespective: Lawrence Goodwyn _The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America_ (1978, Oxford