Harlem between heaven and hell / Monique M. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Monique M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

African Americans.

African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Economic conditions.

African Americans--Race identity--New York (State)--New York.

Middle class--New York (State)--New York.

Middle class.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Race relations.

New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

New York (N.Y.)--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 closely

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-200) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9424-9

OCLC:

614925630