A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America Spiral-Bound | 2023-03-07

Ronald Takaki Clint Smith

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Ronald Takaki's beloved revisionist history of America, praised by Howard Zinn as "a bold and refreshing new approach to our national history," now featuring a foreword from Clint Smith, author of the award-winning #1 bestseller How the Word Is Passed . Ronald Takaki's "brilliant revisionist history of America" ( Publishers Weekly ) is a landmark work of American history retells American history from the bottom up, through the lives of many minorities -- Native Americans, African Americans, Jewish Americans, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, Latino Americans, and others -- who helped create this country's mighty economy and rich mosaic culture. A Different Mirror brilliantly illuminates our country's defining strengths as it reveals America as a nation peopled by the world. Read more
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576 pages
ISBN-10: 0316022365
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.6 x 8.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
"A brilliant revisionist history of America that is likely to become a classic of multicultural studies."--Publishers Weekly
Ronald Takaki (1939-2009) established the Ethnic Studies Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for thirty years. He was the author of six books, including Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans and Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II.