When the first edition of A Different Mirrorwas 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. Bill Bigelow, curriculum editor, Rethinking Schools and codirector, Zinn Education ProjectĪ 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. This young people’s version of A Different Mirror will introduce a new generation to Takaki’s pathbreaking scholarship. Teachers will find references to books and articles for a broad range of ethnic groups in the endnotes of his study. Takaki shows what has torn us apart, yet what knits us together. Ronald Takaki is professor of ethnic studies at the University of California at Berkeley he is the author of A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (Boston: Little, Brown, 1993).

In the most profound sense, this is a people’s history of our country. The ‘mirror’ that Ronald Takaki holds up to the United States reflects a multicultural history of oppression and exploitation, but also struggle, solidarity, and community. A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki - Audiobook - Browse Sample A Different Mirror A History of Multicultural America By: Ronald Takaki Narrated by: Peter Berkrot Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins 4.5 (263 ratings) Try for 0.00 Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.

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