Caribbean New York: Individualism and Democratic Culture Contributor(s): Kasinitz, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801426510 ISBN-13: 9780801426513 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1992 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Travel | United States - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 305.896 |
LCCN: 91-55539 |
Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 296 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Since 1965, West Indians have been emigrating to the United States in record numbers, and to New York City in particular. Caribbean New York shows how the new immigration is reshaping American race relations and sheds much-needed light on factors that underlie some of the city's explosive racial confrontations. Philip Kasinitz examines how two forces--racial solidarity and ethnic distinctiveness--have helped to shape the identity of New York's West Indian community. He compares new (post-1965) immigrants with West Indians who arrived earlier in the century, and looks in detail at the economic, political, and cultural rules that Afro-Caribbean immigrants have played in the city during each period. |