Reviews"This 375-page book would be an excellent way to include multi-ethnic materials in the classroom as a way to ensure that your students see their unique identities reflected in their coursework." -- Skipping Stones "This is a great introduction to Takaki's path-breaking scholarship." -- Good , "This 375-page book would be an excellent way to include multi-ethnic materials in the classroom as a way to ensure that your students see their unique identities reflected in their coursework." - Skipping Stones "This is a great introduction to Takaki's path-breaking scholarship." - Good
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Table Of ContentIntroduction : My Story, Our Story Chapter One : Why a Different Mirror? Chapter Two : Removing the "Savages" Chapter Three : The Hidden Origins of Slavery Chapter Four : The Road to the Reservation Chapter Five : Life in Slavery Chapter Six : The Flight from Ireland Chapter Seven : The War Against Mexico Chapter Eight : From China to Gold Mountain Chapter Nine : Dealing with the Indians Chapter Ten : The Japanese and "Money Trees" Chapter Eleven : Jews are Pushed from Russia Chapter Twelve : Up from Mexico Chapter Thirteen : Blacks Arrive in Northern Cities Chapter Fourteen : World War II and America's Ethics Problem Chapter Fifteen : Calls for Change Chapter Sixteen : New Waves of Newcomers Chapter Seventeen : "We Will All Be Minorites" Notes Glossary Index
SynopsisA longtime professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Ronald Takaki wasrecognized as one of the foremost scholars of American ethnic history and diversity. When the first edition of A Different Mirror was published in 1993, Publishers Weekly called it "a brilliant revisionist history of Americathat 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 foryounger readers, turns the updated 2008 edition of Takaki's multicultural masterwork into A Different Mirror for Young People . Drawing 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. 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., 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. 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 . Drawing 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. 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.