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

By Venkatesh , Sudhir Alladi; Venkatesh , Sudhir Alladi

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Publisher
Penguin Group US
Year
2013
ISBN
978-1-101-63868-2, 1101638680
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
823 kB (842558 bytes)
Pages
287\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Sudhir Alladi. Informal sector (Economics) -- NewUrban -- New York (State) -- New York. Social ScieUrban. New York (State) -- New York.Venkatesh

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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. Abstract: 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

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