 | Making New York Dominican: Small Business, Politics, and Everyday Life Subjects: Dominican Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Economic conditions -- 21st century; Dominican Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Dominican Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life; This volume presents an ethnographic study of Dominicans in New York City through their participation in small businesses. Krohn-Hansen demonstrates how Dominican enterprises work, how people find economic openings, and how Dominicans who own small commercial ventures have formed political associations to promote and defend their interests. Christian Krohn-Hansen is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oslo. He is author of Political Authoritarianism in the Dominican Republic and coeditor of State Formation: Anthropological Perspectives. |
