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This is not a quote from the book being reviewed, this is a quote from the review itself summarizing the book's stories. Fuller context: "Representing a decad
by simtel20 8y ago
This is not a quote from the book being reviewed, this is a quote from the review itself summarizing the book's stories. Fuller context:
"Representing a decade of journalism and essential reading for those concerned with identity in America today, Yang’s essays range from profiles of pickup artists to critiques of campus activism, but they tend to center on those — often Asian, usually male — who find themselves excluded from certain intangible perquisites of American life: love, success, security, and belonging."
So in context, you are asking for data... which would be asking "what are the subjects of each story in the book". You seem to be confusing the stories in a book of articles and essays with a statistical work about something else, or maybe you meant to ask a different question?
- peteretep 8y agoThe linked article states a fact, regardless of the fact it’s a review of another piece of work. I would like proof of that fact.
- simtel20 8y agoIt seems to me that it's stating facts about the essays, not necessarily making or quoting a broader statistical statement. It's like a reviewer writing that "Hunter Thomson writes about his time in Las Vegas which is largely drink and drug fueled" and you asking for statistical proof that Las Vegas dynamos run on beer and cocaine. The review is talking about the subjects of the specific works being reviewed, not necessarily the world at large. That's why I quoted more context from the review, to make that clearer.