Making the Gods in New York: The Yoruba Religion in the African American Community 1317732162, 9781317732167

In The Company Of Black Men: The African Influence on African American Culture in New York City 081479369X, 9780814793695

Traces the development of African-American community traditions over three centuries From the subaltern assemblies of t

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In The Company Of Black Men: The African Influence on African American Culture in New York City 9780814784624

Traces the development of African-American community traditions over three centuries From the subaltern assemblies of t

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A Respectable Woman: The Public Roles of African American Women in 19th-Century New York 9780814785188

In the nineteenth century, New York City underwent a tremendous demographic transformation driven by European immigratio

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Singing in the Spirit: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City [Reprint 2016 ed.] 9781512800043

Draws on field recordings and interviews with dozens of local New York singers to reveal an intriguing world where relig

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The Minds of Gods: New Horizons in the Naturalistic Study of Religion 9781350265707, 9781350265738, 9781350265714

Why are humans obsessed with divine minds? What do gods know and what do they care about? What happens to us and our rel

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New Urban Immigrants: The Korean Community in New York [Course Book ed.] 9781400855674

Insofar as the new immigration is both structurally and functionally distinct from the old immigration of peasants and a

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Urban planning and the African American community : in the shadows 9780803972339, 0803972334, 9780803972346, 0803972342

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New York in the '50s 1504011856, 9781504011853

The rhythms of jazz and beat poetry punctuate this sweeping, firsthand account of New York City’s 1950s literary scene f

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New York in the Revolution [1]

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In the shadow of slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 9780226317731, 9780226317755, 9780226317748

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