The tenants of East Harlem /

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Author / Creator:	Sharman, Russell Leigh, 1972-
Imprint:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 243 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Subject:	Sociology, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York. Urban anthropology -- New York (State) -- New York. Ethnicity -- New York (State) -- New York. Community development, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York. Gentrification -- New York (State) -- New York. Community development, Urban. Economic history. Ethnicity. Gentrification. Manners and customs. Social conditions Sociology, Urban. Urban anthropology. East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions. East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic conditions. East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs. New York (State) -- New York. New York (State) -- New York -- East Harlem. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11149181

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ISBN:	9780520939547 0520939549 1429413794 9781429413794 160129526X 9781601295262 0520244273 0520247477 9780520244276 9780520247475 1282772058 9781282772052 9786612772054 6612772050
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Sharman, Russell Leigh, 1972- Tenants of East Harlem. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006 0520244273
Standard no.:	10.1525/9780520939547

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