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Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepick

City on the Edge

The Transformation of Miami

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978-0-520-08932-7
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September 1993, Available worldwide
Categories: Sociology; Urban Studies; United States History; Latino Studies; African American Studies

"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