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A History of Multicultural America
Back Bay Books
December 2008
On Sale: December 8, 2008
560 pages ISBN: 0316022365 EAN: 9780316022361 Paperback
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Non-Fiction
Upon its first publication, A Different Mirror was hailed
by critics and academics everywhere as a dramatic new
retelling of our nation's past. Beginning with the
colonization of the New World, it recounted the history of
America in the voice of the non-Anglo peoples of the United
States--Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish
Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and others--groups who
helped create this country's rich mosaic culture. Now, Ronald Takaki has revised his landmark work and made
it even more relevant and important. Among the new
additions to the book are: --The role of black soldiers in preserving the Union
--The history of Chinese Americans from 1900-1941
--An investigation into the hot-button issue of "illegal"
immigrants from Mexico
--A look at the sudden visibility of Muslim refugees from
Afghanistan. This new edition of A Different Mirror is a remarkable
achievement that grapples with the raw truth of American
history and examines the ultimate question of what it means
to be an American.
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