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Author:

Bald, Vivek.

Title:

Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America / Vivek Bald.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

x, 294 p., [11] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

South Asian Americans--History--20th century.
South Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation.
Muslims--United States--History--20th century.
Working class--United States--History--20th century.
Ḥaidar, Dādā Amīr.
United States--History--History--20th century.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--History--20th century.
United States--History--History--20th century.
South Asia--History--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 233-275) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : lost in migration -- Out of the East and into the South -- Between "Hindoo" and "Negro" -- From ships' holds to factory floors -- The travels and transformations of Amir Haider Khan -- Bengali Harlem -- The life and times of a multiracial community -- Conclusion : lost futures.

ISBN:

0674066669
9780674066663

LCCN:

2012022231

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)