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Laddar... Harlem: The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America (utgåvan 2011)av Jonathan Gill (Författare)
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Harlem is perhaps the most famous, iconic neighborhood in the United States. A bastion of freedom and the capital of Black America, Harlem's twentieth century renaissance changed our arts, culture, and politics forever. But this is only one of the many chapters in its history. In this work the author, a historian presents a chronicle of this remarkable place. From Henry Hudson's first contact with native Harlemites, through Harlem's years as a colonial outpost on the edge of the known world, he traces the neighborhood's story, marshaling a wealth of detail and a host of figures from George Washington to Langston Hughes. Harlem was an agricultural center under British rule and the site of a key early battle in the Revolutionary War. Later, wealthy elites including Alexander Hamilton built great estates there for entertainment and respite from the epidemics ravaging downtown. In the nineteenth century, transportation urbanized Harlem and brought waves of immigrants from Germany, Italy, Ireland, and elsewhere. Harlem's mix of cultures, extraordinary wealth and extreme poverty was electrifying and explosive. This work is the history of the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, beginning with Hudson's first experiences in the area, through its early growth as a Dutch village and colonial agricultural center, to its transformation into a modern neighborhood. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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The first half of the book focuses on the development of the village - the buildings, people and social life. The second half narrows its focus to the development of black society, and its political consciousness, in 20th century New York.
The book is packed with fascinating vignettes of the development of American social, political and economic life that provide a different perspective on how what is essentially small-town America grew up.
Clearly written for an American audience, the book assumes a lot of knowledge about the history and geography of New York that may confuse the world reader. More importantly, there are no maps! ( )