Like Zinn's A People's History, Takaki's A Different Mirror offers a rich and rewarding 'people's view' perspective on the American story. When the first edition of A Different Mirror was published in 1993, Publishers Weekly called it 'a brilliant revisionist history of America that is likely to become a classic of multicultural studies' and named it one of the ten best books of the year. Now Rebecca Stefoff, who adapted Howard Zinn's best-selling A People's History of the United States for younger readers, turns the updated 2008 edition of Takaki's multicultural masterwork into A Different Mirror for Young People.ĭrawing on Takaki's vast array of primary sources, and staying true to his own words whenever possible, A Different Mirror for Young People brings ethnic history alive through the words of people, including teenagers, who recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and poems. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. This new edition of A Different Mirror is a remarkable achievement that grapples with the raw truth of American history and examines the ultimate question of what it means to be an American.A longtime professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Ronald Takaki was recognized as one of the foremost scholars of American ethnic history and diversity.

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An investigation into the hot-button issue of 'illegal' immigrants from Mexico.

The history of Chinese Americans from 1900-1941.

The role of black soldiers in preserving the Union.

Now, Ronald Takaki has revised his landmark work and made it even more relevant and important. Beginning with the colonization of the New World, it recounted the history of America in the voice of the non-Anglo peoples of the United States–Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and others–groups who helped create this country's rich mosaic culture. Upon its first publication, A Different Mirror was hailed by critics and academics everywhere as a dramatic new retelling of our nation's past.

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He bought twenty-five hundred acres for 100 then immediately sold half of it for 312. One of the 'bad guys' gets a magical or mechanical glove that she can shoot electrical bolts with, making her powerful and feared. Ronald Takaki's beloved classic is a 'brilliant revisionist history of America' ( Publishers Weekly) that dramatically retells our nation's story from the perspective of minorities. Jackson opened the land to the whites in 1814.

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