Clever also critical. The great American Activist. The radical American historian. Bravery condemn wickedness. And also bravery to reveal the dark side of the history of the new continent although not complete.it looks like the right term to describe a Howard Zinn. Howard Zinn is the author many books, among other be found a book very interesting. The title of the book is ’’A people’s history of the United States”. In this book Howard Zinn want to change the history of Christoper Colombus.

Summary

Howard Zinn was a American left-wing activist. So he very actively enganged as a legendary historian. Then enthusiastic proponent of radical social reform. The academic ability and the writing style able to increase the his credibility. The approriate sentence for Howard Zinn is someone who can mastering the text will change a history. Therefore Howard Zinn made the article about “Speaking Truth to Power with Books”. Which looks at American historiy from below, then from the perpective of the disenfranchised and marganalized.

There are several basic point that Howard Zinn’s article: The First is Howard Zinn brave to made the different book with another authors. The Second is the Howard Zinn’s book that literally changed the consciousness of a generation. The Third is a speaking about the power of the books truth. The Fourth is the book can influential about the history. The Last is the book has a power to became suggestion.

The point from above is we can explanation if the book which Howard Zinn write in the article’s is a bravery to reveal the truth of the incident in the past, so that he want to different with another author which always cover up a the truth. In this case offend in the article’s. And also will connected with a history. Howard Zinn book in here will influential to a history which about Christoper Colombus. Finally the book will changed the consciousness of a generation in a certain society. Then if the Howard Zinn book can changed the consciousness of a generation therefore this book has the important role and the power to became suggestion moreover became an ideology. So from changed the consciousness the people will has the perception about what do they read. On the other hand, some critics have suggested that Zinn's involvement in the movements he writes about results in sentimentalism and romanticism Here he develop with care, lucidity, and comprehensive sweep his fundamental message about the crucial role of the people who remain unknown in carrying forward the endless struggle for peace and justice.

Critique

From this book Howard Zinn has a briliant and moving history people from the point of the those who have largely been omitted from most history. Every work of history by Howard Zinn is a political document. Then Noam Chomsky has said for him, “It is no be left over to say he has changed the consciousness of a generation”.

Then Joyce opinion about Howard Zinn he has views are radical because his seek to bring fundamental change the political, social, and economic order. No armchair historian, Howard Zinn has spent his whole life working for change and he firmly believes that the American system needs to change radically to realize its own ideals. In a crucial passage from A People’s history of the United States, Howard Zinn brave to declare a statement :

“I prever to try to tell story of the discovery of America from the viewpoint of the Arawaks, of the constitution from the standpoint of the slaves ”.

There are three points on Colombus that are neglected in Zinn’s article: The First is the weakness of zinn’s article is not mention the background Christopher Colombus. The Second is the Zinn’a article there are not the literature or reference so that the article it can say weak. The Last is Zinn’s article not discuss about the real discover of the America.

Then Howard Zinn want to change the history of Christopher Colombus to search for the real truth. So he explore the truth of the book and the text has been read. But when he made book A People’s history of the United States and then he said if Colombus as a murderer, a mutilator of native people and genocide, but in the fact Howard Zinn not mention about the total of the victims. Then Howard Zinn did not write the reference or literature and why he didn’t want to discuss about the real discover of the Amerika there is Islam people. I believe if Howard Zinn didn’t want to reveal about the real discover of the America, because Howard Zinn know if Islamlah the discover of the America, and Howard Zinn have the ideology marxisme which clear convictions anti islam, israel, and Zionisme.

Conclusion

Although Zinn’s book have been popular, that Zinn’s ability to combine theory and practise in history. Then the function of the book from Howard Zinn as the strategy literacy to give focus to thinking and learn the relation of aspect history and language. It can be Howard Zinn means to invite the people to not only see the a problem from one side and increase the level of literacy. Zinn with his radical thinking he brave to complement the book they had done the story from a different viewpoint. From the point of view of the people who lose. And also he want to change the history.

Reference

http://zinnedproject.org/2013/11/bashing-howard-zinn-a-critical-look-at-one-of-the-critics/ Di unduh pada tanggal 20 maret pukul 18.00

http://hnn.us/article/1493 # sthash.KwR1P4fs.dpuf Di unduh pada tanggal 20 maret pukul 18.30

http://www.amazon.com/Howard-Zinn-Radical-American-Vision/dp/1591021316

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