City on the edge : the transformation of Miami

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City on the edge : the transformation of Miami

Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepick

University of California Press, c1993

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 259-273

Includes index

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Volume

ISBN 9780520082175

Description

"The authors reveal how the Cuban success story has transformed the character of Miami while delineating more sharply the identity of other ethnic communities." New York Times Book Review "Makes a case for the importance of political capital . . . in building ethnic solidarity." Contemporary Sociology
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: pbk ISBN 9780520089327

Description

'The authors reveal how the Cuban success story has transformed the character of Miami while delineating more sharply the identity of other ethnic communities' - "New York Times Book Review". 'Makes a case for the importance of political capital ...in building ethnic solidarity' - "Contemporary Sociology".

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Change Without a Blueprint 2. A Year to Remember: Mariel 3. A Year to Remember: The Riot and the Haitians 4. The Early Years 5. Enter the Cubans 6. How the Enclave Was Built 7. A Repeat Performance? The Nicaraguan Exodus 8. Lost in the Fray: Miami's Black Minorities 9. Reprise Postscript: In the Eye of the Storm Notes Bibliography Index

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