Harlemworld

Autorentext

John L. Jackson Jr. is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University's Society of Fellows.

Klappentext

Harlem is one of the most famous neighborhoods in the world--a historic symbol of both black cultural achievement and of the rigid boundaries separating the rich from the poor. But as this book shows us, Harlem is far more culturally and economically diverse than its caricature suggests: through extensive fieldwork and interviews, John L. Jackson reveals a variety of social networks and class stratifications, and explores how African Americans interpret and perform different class identities in their everyday behavior.

Zusammenfassung
Many experts believe that black America consists of two geographically distinct populations: a neglected underclass living in urban poverty, and a middle class of graduates and professionals. Through fieldwork and interviews with denizens of Harlem, this book aims to explode these presumption.