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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 973.04 EAN: 9780316831116 ISBN: 0316831115 Label: Back Bay Books Manufacturer: Back Bay Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 520 Publication Date: June 01, 1994 Publisher: Back Bay Books Studio: Back Bay Books Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Is this book biased?Yes.... if you are a card carrying member of the white race desperate to cling to the myth that America is a good and just nation... one that should be held up as an example for the rest of the world to gaze at in awe... BUT If you are just a citizen, interested in a complete history of your country (warts and all) this book will fill in so many of the gaps your text books left blank Rating:  - Lessons in multiculturalismHe gives some needed attention to different perspectives in American history. It is valuable, but I have problems. For one, he lumps Euro-American together too much as one monolithic bad group. Different socioeconomic, geographical and religious groups of Euro-American have responded much differently than his stereotype suggests. (such as Quaker efforts to fight against slavery and for the arrest of those who attacked Native Americans.) Also, this text comes in the context of a university ... Read More Rating: - We get it... Euro-Americans are evil!I had to read this book for a class and write an essay on it. I gave this book two stars because it is informative. Otherwise, it's a book that makes "white" people look horrible. What about all of the other cultures that systematically perform atrocities on their people? If you want to feel guilty about being white, read this book. It is good to know the history in this book and to learn that these cultural-hate-crimes should not be repeated. Rating:  - HORRIBLE!!!!I hated this book. Needed it for a "multicultural awareness in education" class. It was boring, hard to follow, difficult to understand and written in some sort of "language" that only Einstein could comprehend. Rating: - Very Biased and Very GoodIf one were to write a history of any nation exclusively from the perspective of minority groups would it be a fair, complete and accurate portrait of that nation's story, character and culture? Probably not, but nonetheless you would have a penetrating look inside the world view of those who may get overlooked in the panoramic style of many history books. This is what you walk away with from Ronald Takaki's wonderful book `A Different Mirror'. The book is somewhat dated considering many ... Read More 
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