A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (Revised Edition)

Ronald Takaki

Jun 2012 · eBookIt.com

About this ebook

Takaki traces the economic and political history of Indians, African Americans, Mexicans, Japanese, Chinese, Irish, and Jewish people in America, with considerable attention given to instances and consequences of racism. The narrative is laced with short quotations, cameos of personal experiences, and excerpts from folk music and literature. Well-known occurrences, such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the Trail of Tears, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Japanese internment are included. Students may be surprised by some of the revelations, but will recognize a constant thread of rampant racism. The author concludes with a summary of today's changing economic climate and offers Rodney King's challenge to all of us to try to get along. Readers will find this overview to be an accessible, cogent jumping-off place for American history and political science plus a guide to the myriad other sources identified in the notes.

Ratings and reviews

This book is part of the required reading for my history class and it is a very interesting read. For only $10 I'd say it's definitely worth picking it up if you're interested in history; specifically the lesser known parts

I have read this book, and I have taught it in a college course on race and ethnicity. Takaki brings a depth of understanding to /american multiculture that reaches to the heart of the matter. I consider this book as being essential.

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About the author

 Ronald Takaki: Professor of Ethnic Studies