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Parkchester : a Bronx tale of race and ethnicity
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- Summary
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"'Parkchester' explores the issues of race and ethnicity in the Bronx"--
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- Creator
- Jeffrey S. Gurock
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Washington Mews Books, an imprint of New York University Press, [2019]
- Physical Details
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- xi, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1479896705, 9781479896707, 1479831131, 9781479831135
- OCLC
- on1111983051, on1086409241
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) and index.
- Introduction : "a city within a city" and New York City's history -- The building of Parkchester -- Fortunate apartment dwellers and the beginnings of community life -- Family life in "Storkchester" -- "Don't pick the flowers" : tough-minded social controls and opposition -- "Negroes and whites don't mix" -- A mixed reception -- "Mrs. Helmsley should be forced to do her time in Parkchester" -- Renewal efforts -- Immigrant arrivals and old-timer departures -- As a Bronx neighborhood approaches -- Conclusion : an enduring "get along" spirit