{"product_id":"history-as-mystery-9780872863576","title":"History as Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's victors distort and suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced by the professional and class environment in which they work. Pursuing themes ranging from antiquity to modern times, from the Inquisition and Joan of Arc to the anti-labor bias of present-day history books, \u003cem\u003eHistory as Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how past and present can inform each other and how history can be a truly exciting and engaging subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michael Parenti, always provocative and eloquent, gives us a lively as well as valuable critique of orthodoxy posing as 'history.'\"--Howard Zinn, author of \u003cem\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deserves to become an instant classic.\"--Bertell Ollman, author of \u003cem\u003eDialectical Investigations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Those who keep secret the past, and lie about it, condemn us to repeat it. Michael Parenti unveils the history of falsified history, from the early Christian church to the present: a fascinating, darkly revelatory tale.\"--Daniel Ellsberg, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Pentagon Papers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Solid if surely controversial stuff.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Parenti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.48w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872863576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/1999 pg. 1112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/1999 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1999 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Parenti is an internationally known author and lecturer. He is one of the nation's leading progressive political analysts. He is the author of over 250 published articles and seventeen books. His writings are published in popular periodicals and scholarly journals, and his op-ed pieces have been in leading newspapers such as the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e. His informative and entertaining books and talks have reached a wide range of audiences in North America and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Parenti \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47699023855773,"sku":"9780872863576","price":37.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_45206449-5d54-4830-b34c-704cb6c49e72.jpg?v=1772696061","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/history-as-mystery-9780872863576","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}