Jaguar: A Story of Africans in America

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Jaguar: A Story of Africans in America

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Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an open-air market on 125th street in Harlem. His goal is to become a "Jaguar"—a West African term for a keen entrepreneur able to spot trends and turn a profit in any marketplace. This dynamic world, largely invisible to mainstream culture, is the backdrop of this timely novel.

ISBN

9780226775272

Publication Date

12-1999

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

City

Chicago, IL

Disciplines

African Languages and Societies | Social and Cultural Anthropology

Jaguar: A Story of Africans in America

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