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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sharman, Russell Leigh, 1972–.
The tenants of East Harlem / Russell Leigh Sharman.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn-13: 978-0-520-24427-6 (cloth : alk. paper), isbn-10: 0–520–24427–3
(cloth : alk. paper)
isbn-13: 978-0-520-24747-5 (pbk. : alk. paper), isbn-10: 0–520–24747–7
(pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Sociology, Urban—New York (State)—New York. 2. Urban
anthropology—New York (State)—New York. 3. Ethnicity—New York
(State)—New York. 4. Community development, Urban—New York
(State)—New York. 5. Gentrification—New York (State)—New York.
6. East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)—Social conditions. 7. East Harlem
(New York, N.Y.)— Economic conditions. 8. East Harlem (New York,
N.Y.)— Social life and customs. I. Title.
HN80.N5S53 2006
305.8’009747’1—dc22 2005021225
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