The tenants of East Harlem /
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, t...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©2006.
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| Acesso em linha: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppxtt |
| Resumo: | 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. |
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| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 243 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520939547 0520939549 1429413794 9781429413794 160129526X 9781601295262 1282772058 9781282772052 9786612772054 6612772050 0520244273 0520247477 9780520244276 9780520247475 |