City of hope, city of rage : Miami, 1968-1994 / Seth A. Weitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weitz, Seth A., 1979- author.

Series:

Modern South.

The modern South series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Miami (Fla.)--History.

Miami (Fla.).

Miami (Fla.)--Civilization.

Miami (Fla.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Miami, 1968-1994

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2024]

Summary:

"In 'City of Hope, City of Rage: Miami, 1968-1994,' Seth A. Weitz examines the transformative period when the young city-founded under Jim Crow in 1896 and searching for an identity after the upheavals of the 1950s and 60s-began to strive for maturity. Tracing three turbulent decades marked by mass immigration, racially motivated uprisings, economic inequity, rising crime, and social change, 'City of Hope, City of Rage' tells the story of Miami's evolution from a predominantly white southern city and vacation community into what is now a global, predominantly Hispanic metropolis with an international tourist base-one which nevertheless remains one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Drawing on numerous primary sources, including one-on-one interviews with people who lived the history, Weitz assembles a kaleidoscopic portrait of his hometown's coming of age, returning again and again to the question of how Miami is defined, who gets to define it, and, by extension, the parameters of civic identity and belonging in an increasingly cosmopolitan network of communities"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780817395162

0817395164

OCLC:

1452269545