The People Speak by Anthony Arnove

The People Speak by Anthony Arnove

A powerful, inspiring and refreshing take on British history

An extraordinary performance. . a series of short, powerful, live pieces intended to remind audiences of the enduring power of politicised speech and . . . The end result is like a protest rally championing the act of protest itself * * Telegraph * *
Inspirational collection of famous speeches throughout British history * * Absolutely West * *
Thrilling stuff * * The Bookseller * *
A lot of things have deeply affected me in this book -- Omid Djalili * * Daily Express * *

Colin Firth is a BAFTA- and Academy Award-winning actor. His films include The English Patient, Fever Pitch, Bridget Jones's Diary, Girl with a Pearl Earring, A Single Man and The King's Speech. Alongside Anthony Arnove, he was instrumental in bringing a televised stage performance of The People Speak to the UK in 2010. Anthony Arnove is the author of Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal, editor of Iraq Under Siege, Howard Zinn Speaks and The Essential Chomsky, and coauthor, with Howard Zinn, of Voices of a People's History of the United States and Terrorism and War. He is the codirector of The People Speak with Chris Moore and Howard Zinn. David Horspool is a historian and editor at the Times Literary Supplement. He is the author of two previous books: Why Alfred Burned the Cakes and The English Rebel: One Thousand Years of Trouble-making from the Normans to the Nineties. He writes for The Times, the Guardian, the Telegraph and the New York Times.

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ISBN 13	9780857864451
ISBN 10	0857864459
Title	The People Speak
Author	Anthony Arnove
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2012-09-13
Number of pages	544
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