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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784203003321

Autore

Taylor Monique M

Titolo

Harlem between heaven and hell [[electronic resource] /] / Monique M. Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2002

ISBN

0-8166-9424-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

305.8/009747/1

Soggetti

African Americans - New York (State) - New York - Social conditions

African Americans - New York (State) - New York - Economic conditions

African Americans - Race identity - New York (State) - New York

Middle class - New York (State) - New York

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Race relations

New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs

New York (N.Y.) Social conditions

New York (N.Y.) Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-200) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Harlem between heaven and hell -- Insiders and outsiders -- The dilemma of racial difference -- Class conflict and Harlem's black gentry -- Racial bonds and the communion of fellowship -- Home ownership and political participation.

Sommario/riassunto

Harlem brings to mind a kaleidoscope of images-the jazz clubs and cultural ferment of the 1920's and 1930's, the urban decay of the 1960's and 1970's, and the revitalization of the past twenty years. Integral to the ongoing transformation of Harlem has been the return of the African-American middle class to what had become an overwhelmingly poor area. In this lively book, Monique M. Taylor explores the stresses created by this influx, the surprising ways class differences manifest themselves and are managed, and what we can



learn from examining a community in which race and class are so closely