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BL
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1037835
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b792205
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| Main Entry
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Sharman, Russell Leigh,1972-
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| Title & Author
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The tenants of East Harlem /\ Russell Leigh Sharman.
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| Publication Statement
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Berkeley :: University of California Press,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xiv, 243 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations, map
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| ISBN
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0520939549
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: 1282772058
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: 1429413794
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: 160129526X
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: 6612772050
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: 9780520939547
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: 9781282772052
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: 9781429413794
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: 9781601295262
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: 9786612772054
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0520244273
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0520247477
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9780520244276
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9780520247475
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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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Community development, Urban-- New York (State)-- New York.
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Ethnicity-- New York (State)-- New York.
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Gentrification-- New York (State)-- New York.
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Sociology, Urban-- New York (State)-- New York.
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Urban anthropology-- New York (State)-- New York.
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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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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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Sociology, Urban.
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Urban anthropology.
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East Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Economic conditions.
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East Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Social conditions.
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East Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Social life and customs.
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New York (State), New York, East Harlem.
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New York (State), New York.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.8/009747/1
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| LC Classification
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HN80.N5S53 2006eb
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