Making New York Dominican : Small Business, Politics, and Everyday Life /

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This volume presents an ethnographic study of Dominicans in New York City through their participation in small businesses. The author demonstrates how Dominican enterprises work, how people find economic openings, and how Dominicans who own small commercial ventures have formed political association...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krohn-Hansen, Christian, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, PA : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Small business
Ethnic relations
Dominican Americans > Economic conditions
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Americains d'origine dominicaine > New York (État) > New York > Moeurs et coutumes > 21e siecle.
Americains d'origine dominicaine > New York (État) > New York > Conditions economiques > 21e siecle.
Small business > New York (State) > New York > History > 21st century.
Dominican Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Dominican Americans > New York (State) > New York > Politics and government > 21st century.
Dominican Americans > New York (State) > New York > Economic conditions > 21st century.
New York (State) > New York
New York (N.Y.) > Ethnic relations > History > 21st century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • From Quisqueya to New York City
  • Origin stories
  • From bodegas to supermarkets
  • From livery cabs to black cars
  • Dominicans and Hispanics
  • Up against the big money
  • In search of dignity.

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