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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821597503321

Autore

Prince Sabiyha <1959->

Titolo

Constructing belonging : class, race, and Harlem's professional workers / / Sabiyha Prince

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-93815-6

1-135-93816-4

1-138-97160-X

1-280-01975-1

0-203-49391-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 161 p.)

Collana

Studies in African American history and culture

Disciplina

305.896/07307471

Soggetti

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

Social change - New York (State) - New York

Middle class - New York (State) - New York

African American professional employees - New York (State) - New York

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Biography

New York (N.Y.) Biography

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

New York (N.Y.) Social conditions

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

New York (N.Y.) Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-145) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Race and Class in Manhattan and Harlem History 2. Locating Class and Race in Anthropology and History 3. Professionals, Entrepreneurs and Artists: Harlem's African American Professional-Managerial Workers 4. Work and its Impact on Income and Housing 5. Lifestyle, Consumption and Ideology 6. Negotiating Socioeconomic Boundaries in Kin Networks 7. Negotiating Socioeconomic Boundaries in Community Life 8. Conclusion: Race, Class, History and Identity

Sommario/riassunto

Looking at the communities of Central and West Harlem in New York



City, this study explores the everyday lives of black professionals to determine what bearing income-generating activities have on ideology, consumption patterns and lifestyle.