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Based on the revised 1995 edition of Howard Zinn's landmark alternative history of America, A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, this revised and updated edition of THE TWENTIETH CENTURY includes a new chapter on Clinton's first term and a new preface. Challenging traditional interpretations of U.S. history, THE TWENTIETH CENTURY is THE book for readers interested in gaining a more realistic and complete picture of our world.

PREFACE

IX

1 THE EMPIRE AND THE PEOPLE

1

(30)

2 THE SOCIALIST CHALLENGE

31

(46)

3 WAR IS THE HEALTH OF THE STATE

77

(22)

4 SELF-HELP IN HARD TIMES

99

(38)

5 A PEOPLE'S WAR?

137

(45)

6 "OR DOES IT EXPLODE?"

182

(31)

7 THE IMPOSSIBLE VICTORY: VIETNAM

213

(42)

8 SURPRISES

255

(46)

9 THE SEVENTIES: UNDER CONTROL?

301

(27)

10 CARTER-REAGAN-BUSH: THE BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS

328

(48)

11 THE UNREPORTED RESISTANCE

376

(37)

12 THE CLINTON PRESIDENCY AND THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY

413

(18)

13 THE COMING REVOLT OF THE GUARDS

431

(14)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

445

(14)

INDEX

459

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The Twentieth Century: A People's History

The Twentieth Century: A People's History

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