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Landscapes of the ethnic economy / edited by David H. Kaplan and Wei Li.

Van Pelt Library HT215 .L36 2006
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Kaplan, David H., 1960-
Li, Wei, 1957-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ethnic neighborhoods--Case studies.
Ethnic neighborhoods.
Ethnic neighborhoods--Economic aspects--Case studies.
Minority business enterprises--Case studies.
Minority business enterprises.
Urban geography--Case studies.
Urban geography.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:
x, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2006]
Summary:
Exploring the worldwide boom in immigration, this book traces the profound changes in urban areas as new arrivals have transformed inner cities and suburbs alike into bastions of new ethnic economic activity. Each chapter addresses the significance of urban space and local context in developing various ethnic economies and how ethnic economies have helped to re-create urban neighborhoods. With its international scope and rich case studies, this book will be invaluable for scholars and students alike in the fields of ethnic studies, urban studies, economic development, geography, and sociology.
Contents:
How geography shapes the ethnic economy
Scaling central place of an ethnic-Vietnamese commercial enclave in New Orleans, Louisiana / Christopher Airriess
Geographic boundaries of the Cuban enclave economy in Miami / Heike Alberts
Residential segregation and ethnic economies in a multicultural city: the Little Portugal of Toronto / Carlos Texeira
Race, space, crime, and the African American entrepreneur: business owner attitudes, business success, and the neighborhood context / David H. Kaplan and Bessie House-Soremekun
Changing geography of Toronto's Chinese ethnic economy / Lucia Lo
Gendered landscapes of ethnic economies: Turkish entrepreneurs in Berlin / Felicitas Hillmann
How the ethnic economy shapes the urban landscape
How ethnic banks matter: banking and community/economic development in Los Angeles / Wei Li ... [et al.]
Ethnic diversity and the ethnic economy in cosmopolitan Sydney / Jock Collins
Latino business landscapes and the Hispanic ethnic economy / Alex Oberle
The new Romans: ethnic economic activities in Rome / Pierpaolo Mudu
Spatial and identity transformations of the Japanese American ethnic economy in globalizing Los Angeles
James M. Smith
The evolution of Manchester's Curry Mile: from suburban shopping street to ethnic destination / Giles A. Barrett and David McEvoy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0742529479
0742529487
OCLC:
65819883
Publisher Number:
9780742529472
9780742529489

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