Minorities in the Middle: A Cross-Cultural Analysis (Suny Series in Ethnicity and Race in American Life)

By Walter P. Zenner

Book Overview

Throughout the world, certain ethnic groups have made a living through trade and have found a place for themselves in their societies' middle strata. At times, these 'middlemen minorities' have aroused the envy of their neighbors and been subjected to a variety of persecutions. In this book, Walter P. Zenner examines explanations for this phenomenon and analyzes such groups as the Jews, the Chinese, the Scots, and the South Asians abroad.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791406423
• ISBN13: 9780791406427
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher