Minorities in the middle : a cross-cultural analysis

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Minorities in the middle : a cross-cultural analysis

Walter P. Zenner

(SUNY series in ethnicity and race in American life)

State University of New York Press, c1991

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-210) and indexes

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Description

Throughout the world, certain ethnic groups have made a living through trade and have found a place for themselves in their societies' middle strata. At times, these 'middlemen minorities' have aroused the envy of their neighbors and been subjected to a variety of persecutions. In this book, Walter P. Zenner examines explanations for this phenomenon and analyzes such groups as the Jews, the Chinese, the Scots, and the South Asians abroad.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. Middleman Minority Theories 2. Minority Moneylenders in Traditional Societies 3. Anti-Middleman Ideology and the Diffusion of Anti-Semitism 4. Ethnic Solidarity in Three Middleman Minorities 5. Protestant Middlemen 6. The Transformation of a Middleman Minority: Jews in the United States Conclusion Notes Subject Index Author Index

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