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Floating city: a rogue sociologist lost and found in New York's underground economy

By Venkatesh , Sudhir Alladi

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Group US;The Penguin Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781101638682, 9780241002766, 0241002761, 1101638680
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
875 kB (896306 bytes)
Pages
287 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Based on Venkatesh's interviews with New York City prostitutes and socialites, immigrants and academics, high end drug bosses and street-level dealers, "Floating City" exposes the underground as the city's true engine of social transformation and economic prosperity--revealing a wholly unprecedented vision of New York. A remarkable memoir of sociological investigation.;When worlds collide -- New York, New York -- The shifting ground beneath your feet -- Moving on up -- Sex is a passport -- Adventures in role playing -- Boundary issues -- Exit strategies.

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