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Takaki traces the economic and political history of indians, african. Beginning with the colonization of the new world, it recounts the history of america in the voice of the nonanglo peoples of the united statesnative ameri. A different mirror ronald takaki, the author of the book, finds that people often do not see him as american despite the fact that his ancestors emigrated from japan in the 1880s. Now rebecca stefoff, who adapted howard zinns bestselling a peoples history of the united states for younger readers, turns the updated 2008 edition of takakis multicultural masterwork into a different mirror for young people. Praise a different mirror is a splendid achievement, a bold and refreshing new approach to our national history. Takaki s scholarship focused on the racial and ethnic diversity of the united states and how those differences have both enriched and troubled the country. Ronald takaki is an emeritus professor at the university of california. Ronald takaki s most popular book is a different mirror. The mirror that ronald takaki holds up to the united states reflects a. Takaki argues that caliban is a racial other who could metaphorically represent many of the ethnic groups discussed in a different mirror. To hear ronald takaki, a professor of ethnic studies at berkeley, tell it, americas problems with multiculturalism began, literally, on day one. 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. A different mirror is a dramatic new retelling of our nations history, a powerful larger narrative of the many different peoples who together compose the united states of america. A different mirror for young people audiobook by ronald.
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