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Winner, 1995 American Sociological Association Robert E. Park Award
Projecting fantasies of wealth and excess, Miami, "America's Riviera," occupies a unique place in our national imagination. Uncovering the hidden story of this dreamlike place, Portes and Stepick explore the transformations of Miami from a light-hearted tourist resort to a troubled, complex city.
Projecting fantasies of wealth and excess, Miami, "America's Riviera," occupies a unique place in our national imagination. Uncovering the hidden story of this dreamlike place, Portes and Stepick explore the transformations of Miami from a light-hearted tourist resort to a troubled, complex city.
Price: $31.95
Pages: 304
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
02 September 1993
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520089327
Format: Paperback
“Through demographic data, newspaper articles, interviews with black, Jewish, Anglo, Cuban and Nicaraguan leaders, and their own research, the authors reveal how the Cuban success story has transformed the character of Miami while delineating more sharply the identity of other ethnic communities.”
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Change Without a Blueprint
2. A Year to Remember: Mariel
3. A Year to Remember: The Riot and the Haitians
4. The Early Years
5. Enter the Cubans
6. How the Enclave Was Built
7. A Repeat Performance? The Nicaraguan Exodus
8. Lost in the Fray: Miami's Black Minorities
9. Reprise
Postscript: In the Eye of the Storm
Notes
Bibliography
Index
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Change Without a Blueprint
2. A Year to Remember: Mariel
3. A Year to Remember: The Riot and the Haitians
4. The Early Years
5. Enter the Cubans
6. How the Enclave Was Built
7. A Repeat Performance? The Nicaraguan Exodus
8. Lost in the Fray: Miami's Black Minorities
9. Reprise
Postscript: In the Eye of the Storm
Notes
Bibliography
Index