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City on the Edge

The Transformation of Miami

Alejandro Portes (Author), Alex Stepick (Author)

Available worldwide

Paperback, 304 pages
ISBN: 9780520089327
August 1994
$29.95, £19.95

“The authors reveal how the Cuban success story has transformed the character of Miami while delineating more sharply the identity of other ethnic communities.” —New York Times Book Review

“Makes a case for the importance of political capital . . . in building ethnic solidarity.”—Contemporary Sociology

“The authors reveal how the Cuban success story has transformed the character of Miami while delineating more sharply the identity of other ethnic communities.” —New York Times Book Review

“Makes a case for the importance of political capital . . . in building ethnic solidarity.”—Contemporary Sociology

Robert E. Park Award for the best book in Urban and Community Sociology, The American Sociological Association
First winner of the Anthony Leeds Book Prize, The Society for Urban Anthropology

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