| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 243 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
East Harlem -- Pleasant Avenue : the Italians -- 106th street : the Puerto Ricans -- 125th Street : the African Americans -- 116th Street : the Mexicans -- Third Avenue : the West Africans -- Second avenue : the Chinese -- Urban "renewal" and the final migration |
| Summary |
Rich with the textures and rhythms of street life, The Tenants of East Harlem is an absorbing and unconventional biography of a neighborhood told through the life stories of seven residents whose experiences there span nearly a century. Modeled on the ethnic distinctions that divide the community, the book portrays the old guard of East Harlem: Pete, one of the last Italian holdouts; José, a Puerto Rican; and Lucille, an African American. Side by side with these representatives of a century of ethnic succession are the newcomers: Maria, an undocumented Mexican; Mohamed, a West African e |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sociology, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York
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Urban anthropology -- New York (State) -- New York
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Ethnicity -- New York (State) -- New York
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Community development, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York
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Gentrification -- New York (State) -- New York
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Community development, Urban
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Economic history
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Ethnicity
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Gentrification
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Manners and customs
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Social conditions
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Sociology, Urban
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Urban anthropology
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| SUBJECT |
East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
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East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic conditions
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East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
New York (State) -- New York
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New York (State) -- New York -- East Harlem
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005021225 |
| ISBN |
9780520939547 |
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0520939549 |
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1429413794 |
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9781429413794 |
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160129526X |
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9781601295262 |
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1282772058 |
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9781282772052 |
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9786612772054 |
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6612772050 |
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