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The global ethnopolis Chinatown, Japantown and Manilatown in American society /

This book focuses on three ethnic neighbourhoods in San Francisco: commoditized Chinatown, gentrified Japantown, and defunct Manilatown, and argues that the city is global because it comprises a multiplicity of global niches in its midst that interface with and sustain each other at the local level.

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Main Authors: Laguerre, Michel S., 1943-
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies > California.
Urban communities > California.
Society.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230511330
Summary: This book focuses on three ethnic neighbourhoods in San Francisco: commoditized Chinatown, gentrified Japantown, and defunct Manilatown, and argues that the city is global because it comprises a multiplicity of global niches in its midst that interface with and sustain each other at the local level.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 1999.
Carrier Form: 216 p.
ISBN: 9780333777893
9780230511330 :
0230511333 :
CLC: C91
Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction: 'Little Americas' The Global Ethnopolis Chinatown: The Ethnopole as an Informal Capital City Japantown: The Deglobalization of an Ethnopole Manilatown: Global Exclusion and Global Margins The Ethnopole as a Global City The Global Space of the Ethnopole The Global Ethnopole in the Global City Bibliography Index.

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