Walking west on 46th Street in Manhattan; just three blocks from Rockefeller Center; one passes Brazilian restaurants; the office of New York's Brazilian newspaper; a Brazilian travel agency; a business that sends remittances and wires flowers to Brazil; and a store that sells Brazilian food products; magazines; newspapers; videos; and tapes. These businesses are the tip of an ethnic iceberg; an unseen minority estimated to number some 80;000 to 100;000 Brazilians in the New York metropolitan area alone. Despite their numbers; the lives of these people remain largely hidden to scholars and the public alike. Now Maxine L. Margolis remedies this neglect with a fascinating and accessible account of the lives of New York's Brazilians.Showing that these immigrants belie American stereotypes; Margolis reveals that they are largely from the middle strata of Brazilian society: many; in fact; have university educations. Not driven by dire poverty or political repression; they are fleeing from chaotic economic conditions that prevent them from maintaining amiddle-class standard of living in Brazil. But despite their class origin and education; with little English and no work papers; many are forced to take menial jobs after their arrival in the United States. Little Brazil is not an insentient statistical portrait of this population writ large; but a nuanced account that captures what it is like to be a new immigrant in this most cosmopolitan of world cities.
#448527 in Books Justo L Gonzalez 1996-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .22 x 6.00l; .30 #File Name: 068701611895 pagesChurch History An Essential Guide
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Helpful overviewBy S. GrotzkePoint: Christianity has led a long and varied past. Understanding the big picture of this past will help us to appreciate and critique our present.Path: González gives the big picture through summaries and generalizations. The book begins with an overview which is used as the outline for the rest of the book. He has divided the book into nine chapters: 1) Ancient Church 2) Christian Empire 3) Early Middle Ages 4) High Point of the Middle Ages 5) Late Middle Ages 6) Conquest and Reformation 7) 17th-18th Centuries 8) 19th Century 9) 20th Century and the End of Modernity.Sources: An accomplished church historian; González bases his work on the studies and works he has written over the years.He also includes a list of recommended reading after each chapter; very helpful if you are just beginning to get into church history.Agreement: I appreciate this little book for what it attempts to do - give a broad overview. I believe there is benefit in seeing the big picture before; during; and after an in-depth study. For this reason I plan on reading this book again; even though I have read other books by González and am currently in Church History in Plain Language; 3rd Edition. I would also pass this book along to someone interested in church history but didn't know where to start.You should not buy this book if you are looking for a definitive work on church history (even the possibility that something like this exists is ridiculous). Don't buy this if you hate generalizations.One thing that I noticed was the amount of formatting and spelling errors in my kindle copy. I would expect Abingdon to do a better job. It was annoying; but did not force me to quit reading.Personal App: The Church has baggage. Don't accept everything that has been historically believed. Study it out and compare it with Scripture.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Where was the editor?By andemReading the previous reviews; I see that the missing editor is not the only problem but it is a huge one with the Kindle edition. I don't see how anyone could have the effrontery to actually present it for purchase. It reads like a poor first draft document. The book obviously never saw a proofreader much less an editor. I don't even believe the author himself gave it a second look. You can find hardly a paragraph without such bad grammar that you have to interpret instead of read. When I came back to this product page to post this review; I saw that the book is no longer offered to US customers. No on has offered to refund my purchase price however. The English Kindle edition is simply unreadable.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It wasn't the content that was the problemBy Brent R. KellyI had read Gonzalez before and wanted an easy church history review. The formatting of the kindle version was not that good; which was disappointing. Gonzalez is a good church history book from a Protestant perspective. It is used in many Colleges and Seminaries. It is accurate but is not overly technical or complex and has the normal Protestant problem of skimming over the Middle Ages. If you you need a good introduction to church history read Gonzalez; if want a more in depth church history try Latourette.
