The Tenants of East Harlem
"Russell Sharman masterfully weaves together life history, oral history, and fine-grained observation to depict the range and variation of a historic neighborhood. This book makes a major contribution to an ethnographic mosaic of life in East Harlem." - Mitch Duneier, author of Book Sidewalk and Slim's Table "An excellent contribution to the history of East Harlem, history of ethnic immigration and social inequality in the United States, and finally to understanding the phenomenon of the ethnically and class segregated U.S. inner city." - Philippe Bourgois, author of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio "The Tenants of East Harlem is an excellent and absorbing book on the way immigration and ethnic change have affected East Harlem and its residents. Through engaging, and often extremely moving, life stories of several residents of the community, Russell Sharman provides a window into the processes of change in this well-known New York City neighborhood." - Nancy Foner, author of From Ellis Island to JFK: New York's Two Great Waves of Immigration"