A Different Mirror

Name: A Different Mirror
ISBN: 9780316831123

Ronald Takaki

508 pages · about 8 hours
First published 1993
7 editions

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1 About this book

Chronicles the history of America, from colonization to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, from a multicultural point of view.

Good for readers who want: history and a long read.

History
Race relations
Immigrants
United states, race relations
Emigration and immigration
Ethnic relations
Minorities
United States

2 About Ronald Takaki

1939–2009

Ronald Toshiyuki Takaki (April 12, 1939 – May 26, 2009) was an American academic, historian, ethnographer and author. Born in pre-statehood Hawaii, Takaki studied at the College of Wooster and completed his doctorate in American history at the University of California, Berkeley. His work addresses stereotypes of Asian Americans, such as the model minority concept.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3 More by Ronald Takaki

Strangers from a Different Shore

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