Minorities in the Middle: A Cross-Cultural AnalysisThroughout 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. |
Contents
MIDDLEMAN MINORITY THEORIES | 1 |
MINORITY MONEYLENDERS IN TRADITIONAL SOCIETIES | 27 |
ANTIMIDDLEMAN IDEOLOGY AND THE DIFFUSION OF ANTISEMITISM | 46 |
ETHNIC SOLIDARITY IN THREE MIDDLEMAN MINORITIES | 61 |
PROTESTANT MIDDLEMEN | 104 |
THE TRANSFORMATION OF A MIDDLEMAN MINORITY JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES | 129 |
CONCLUSION | 149 |
NOTES | 155 |
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