The store in the hood :: a century of ethnic business and conflict /

The Store in the Hood is a comprehensive study of conflicts between immigrant merchants and customers throughout the U.S. during the 20th century. From the lynchings of Sicilian immigrant merchants in the late 1800s, to the riots in L.A. following the acquittal of the police officers who beat Rodney...

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Main Author: Gold, Steven J. (Steven James)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2010.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The Store in the Hood is a comprehensive study of conflicts between immigrant merchants and customers throughout the U.S. during the 20th century. From the lynchings of Sicilian immigrant merchants in the late 1800s, to the riots in L.A. following the acquittal of the police officers who beat Rodney King, to present-day Detroit, recurrent conflicts between immigrant business owners and their customers have disrupted the stability of American life. Devastating human lives, property and public order, these conflicts have been the subject of periodic investigations that are generally limited in sc.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442206250
144220625X
9786612820601
6612820608
1282820605
9781282820609

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