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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 ReviewMakes a case for the importance of political capital . . . in building ethnic solidarity.--Contemporary Sociology

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title:City On the Edge : The Transformation of Miami
author:Portes, Alejandro.; Stepick, Alex.
publisher:University of California Press
isbn10 | asin:0520089324
print isbn13:9780520089327
ebook isbn13:9780585249841
language:English
subjectMiami (Fla.)--Race relations, Miami (Fla.)--Ethnic relations, Miami (Fla.)--Social conditions, Minorities--Florida--Miami.
publication date:1994
lcc:F319.M6P68 1994eb
ddc:305.8/009759/381
subject:Miami (Fla.)--Race relations, Miami (Fla.)--Ethnic relations, Miami (Fla.)--Social conditions, Minorities--Florida--Miami.
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City on the Edge
The Transformation of Miami
Alejandro Portes
and
Alex Stepick
University of California Press
Berkeley Los Angeles London
Page iv
University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press, Ltd.
London, England
1993 by
The Regents of the University of California
First Paperback Printing 1994
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Portes, Alejandro, 1944
City on the edge : the transformation of Miami /
Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepick.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-520-08932-4 (alk. paper)
1. Miami (Fla.)Race relations. 2. Miami (Fla.)Ethnic
relations. 3. Miami (Fla.)Social conditions. 4.
MinoritiesFloridaMiami. I. Stepick, Alex. II. Title.
F319.M6P68 1993
305.8009759381dc20 92-39417Picture 27
CIP
Printed in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Picture 3
Page v
For Maria Patricia and Carol,
with thanks
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Contents
List of Illustrations
viii
List of Tables
x
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
1. Change without a Blueprint
1
2. A Year to Remember: Mariel
18
3. A Year to Remember: The Riot and the Haitians
38
4. The Early Years
61
5. Enter the Cubans
89
6. How the Enclave Was Built
123
7. A Repeat Performance? The Nicaraguan Exodus
150
8. Lost in the Fray: Miami's Black Minorities
176
9. Reprise
203
Postscript: In the Eye of the Storm
223
Notes
229
Bibliography
259
Index
275

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Illustrations
Photographs
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Following page 107
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1. The Miami skyline
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2. Sign in Miami
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3. Chapel of Our Lady of Charity, Biscayne Bay
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4. Bay of Pigs Memorial, Woodlawn Cemetery
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5. Flags in Woodlawn Cemetery
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6. Domino players in Little Havana
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7. Funeral home in Miami
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8. Street scene, Little Havana
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9. Billboard in Miami
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