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Informationen zum Autor By Steven J. Gold Klappentext The Store in the Hood is a comprehensive study of conflicts between immigrant merchants and customers throughout the U.S. during the 20th century. The book draws on published research, official statistics, interviews, and ethnographic data collected from diverse locations to discuss the many causes of these disputes-determined by society's larger structure. The book also suggests possible solutions. Zusammenfassung The Store in the Hood is a comprehensive study of conflicts between immigrant merchants and customers throughout the U.S. during the 20th century. The book draws on published research! official statistics! interviews! and ethnographic data collected from diverse locations to d... Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Black Entrepreneurship from 1900 until 1935Chapter 3: Immigrant Entrepreneurs' Relations with Customers in the Early 20th CenturyChapter 4: The Fate of Minority Merchants during Depression and WarChapter 5: Government Policy, Ghettos, and Merchant-Customer Conflict after World War IIChapter 6: Demographic Change and Urban Transformation: Interactions between Immigrant Business Owners and Customers, 1970 to 2005Chapter 7: The Informal Economy as a site of Competition between Disadvantaged Populations and Ethnic MerchantsChapter 8: Ethnic Merchants in a Black Majority City: The Case of Detroit (with Joe Darden)Chapter 9:Social Inequality and Merchant-Customer ConflictsNotes BibliographyIndexAbout the Author
