Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America |
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| Author:
| Bald, Vivek |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-50385-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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Nineteenth-century Muslim peddlers arrived at Ellis Island, bags heavy with silks from their villages in Bengal. Demand for "Oriental goods" took these migrants on a curious path, from New Jersey's boardwalks to the segregated South. Bald's history reveals cross-racial affinities below the surface of early twentieth-century America.
Nineteenth-century Muslim peddlers arrived at Ellis Island, bags heavy with silks from their villages in Bengal. Demand for "Oriental goods" took these migrants on a curious path, from New Jersey's boardwalks to the segregated South. Bald's history reveals cross-racial affinities below the surface of early twentieth-century America.