I Dare Say: A Gerald Horne Reader
is a timely and essential collection of the many works of Professor
Gerald Horne—a historian who has made an indelible impact on the
study of US and international history. Horne approaches his study of
history as a deeply politically engaged scholar, with an insightful
and necessarily partisan stance, critiquing the lasting
reverberations of white supremacy and all its bedfellows—imperialism,
colonialism, fascism and racism—which continue to wreak havoc in
the United States and abroad to this day.
Drawing
on a career that spans more than four decades, this sparkling reader
showcases the many highlights of Horne’s writings, delving into
discussions of the United States and its place on the global stage,
the curation of mythology surrounding titans of 20th Century African
American history like Malcolm X, and Horne’s thoughts on pressing
international crises of the 21st Century including the war in
Afghanistan during the early 2000s, and the war in Ukraine which
erupted in February 2022.
As
we continue to observe the chaos of our current times, I
Dare Say: A Gerald Horne Reader
foregrounds a firmly rooted, consistent analysis of what has come to
pass—and provides illuminating insight that better informs where we
may be headed, and outlines what needs to be done to stem the tide of
growing fascism across the Western world.