The Power of Urban Ethnic Places : Cultural Heritage and Community Life.

The Power of Ethnic Places discusses the growing visibility of ethnic heritage places in U.S. society. The book examines a spectrum of case studies of Chinese, Latino and African American communities in the U.S., disagreeing with any perceptions that the rise of ethnic enclaves and heritage places a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lin, Jan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2011.
Colección:Metropolis and modern life.
Temas:
Sociology, Urban > United States.
Ethnic neighborhoods > United States > History.
Minorities > United States > Politics and government.
Sociologie urbaine > États-Unis.
Quartiers ethniques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Ethnic neighborhoods
Minorities > Politics and government
Sociology, Urban
United States
Electronic resource.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Power of Ethnic Places discusses the growing visibility of ethnic heritage places in U.S. society. The book examines a spectrum of case studies of Chinese, Latino and African American communities in the U.S., disagreeing with any perceptions that the rise of ethnic enclaves and heritage places are harbingers of separatism or balkanization. Instead, the text argues that by better understanding the power and dynamics of ethnic enclaves and heritage places in our society, we as a society will be better prepared to harness the economic and cultural changes related to globalization rather than.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9780203843017
0203843010
1282930249
9781282930247

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