Going to Miami by David Rieff

Going to Miami by David Rieff

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A personal guide to this American town discussing its beginnings and looking at the different nationalities who live there today, their contributions and how they have shaped the town in modern times.

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Going to Miami by David Rieff

Miami has been fashioned by many different groups of people and the author traces this aspect, from the time when real-estate hucksters invented it and architects made it into a theme park of Moorish Spain, to its present day inhabitants. In particular, David Rieff looks at the different nationalities which make up Miami's present population, their contributions to the town and how they have exploited it. The Cubans especially, recognized that drugs were a growth industry in America and encouraged this industry as well as making a success of other financial enterprises they became involved with. Miami is also the headquarters of the Nicaraguan Contras as well as being the home of Hondurans, Haitians, Vietnamese boat people, black Americans and wealthy Jewish retirees together with the steady influx of tourists. The work is intended both as preparation for anyone visiting Miami or for the armchair traveller.
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ISBN 13 9780747502852
ISBN 10 0747502854
Title Going to Miami
Author David Rieff
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 1988-10-06
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.