A Different Mirror for Young People
A History of Multicultural America
$61.13
- Paperback
378 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2012
Summary
“A brilliant revisionist history of America that is likely to become a classic of multicultural studies,” Takaki’s multicultural masterwork has been adapted for young readers.A 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 ofADifferent Mirrorwas published in 1993,Publishers Weeklycalled 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-sellingA People’s History of the United Statesforyounger readers, turns the updated 2008 edition of Takaki’s multicultural masterwork intoA Different Mirror forYoung People.Drawing on Takaki’s vast array of primary sources, and staying true to his own words whenever possible,ADifferent Mirror for Young Peoplebrings ethnic history alive through the words of people, including teenagers,who recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and poems. Like Zinn’sA People’s History, Takaki’sADifferent Mirroroffers a rich and rewarding “people’s view” perspective on the American story.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781609804169 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1609804163 |
| Author: | Ronald Takaki, Rebecca Stefoff |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Triangle Square |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 378 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 421g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 203mm |
| Series: | For Young People |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
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Critics Review
“[A Different Mirror is] a splendid achievement, a bold and refreshing new approach to our national history. The research is meticulous, the writing powerful and eloquent, with what can only be called an epic sweep across time and cultures.” —Howard Zinn
“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
“A Different Mirror advances a truly humane sense of American possibility.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
“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. In the most profound sense, this is a people’s history of our country. Takaki shows what has torn us apart, yet what knits us together. This young people’s version of A Different Mirror will introduce a new generation to Takaki’s pathbreaking scholarship.” —Bill Bigelow, curriculum editor, Rethinking Schools, and co-director, Zinn Education Project
Ronald Takaki
RONALD TAKAKI (1939-2009) was recognized as one of the foremost scholarsof American ethnic history and diversity. He is the author of the multipleaward-winning books Strangers from a Distant Shore: A History of AsianAmericans and A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America.REBECCASTEFOFFspecializes in writing nonfiction for young readers, with a focus on scientific, historical, and literary subjects. She previously explored the subject of evolution inCharles Darwin and the Evolution Revolution(Oxford University Press, 1996) and the four-volume seriesHumans: An Evolutionary History(Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2010). Stefoff has also written on exploration, forensic investigation, and archaeology, among other topics. In addition to writing her own books, Stefoff has adapted several important nonfiction works for young audiences:A Young People’s History of the United States, based on Howard Zinn’s bestselling classic of progressive history; Before Columbus: The Americas in 1491, based on Charles C. Mann’s ground-breaking new look at the archaeology of the pre-Columbian Americas; andA Different Mirror for Young People, based on a major work of scholarship by ethnic historian Ronald Takaki.
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