03185nam 2200697 a 450 991045218210332120200520144314.00-8166-9424-9(CKB)1000000000346797(EBL)310599(OCoLC)614925630(SSID)ssj0000280159(PQKBManifestationID)11227558(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280159(PQKBWorkID)10286383(PQKB)11138468(MiAaPQ)EBC310599(MdBmJHUP)muse39235(Au-PeEL)EBL310599(CaPaEBR)ebr10151317(CaONFJC)MIL522827(EXLCZ)99100000000034679720020514d2002 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHarlem between heaven and hell[electronic resource] /Monique M. TaylorMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20021 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4052-1 0-8166-4051-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-200) and index.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.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 closelyAfrican AmericansNew York (State)New YorkSocial conditionsAfrican AmericansNew York (State)New YorkEconomic conditionsAfrican AmericansRace identityNew York (State)New YorkMiddle classNew York (State)New YorkHarlem (New York, N.Y.)Social life and customsHarlem (New York, N.Y.)Social conditionsHarlem (New York, N.Y.)Race relationsNew York (N.Y.)Social life and customsNew York (N.Y.)Social conditionsNew York (N.Y.)Race relationsElectronic books.African AmericansSocial conditions.African AmericansEconomic conditions.African AmericansRace identityMiddle class305.8/009747/1Taylor Monique M877118MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452182103321Harlem between heaven and hell1958479UNINA