Floating city a rogue sociologist lost and found in New York's underground economy
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...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Floating city : |b a rogue sociologist lost and found in New York's underground economy / |c Sudhir Venkatesh. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b The Penguin Press, |c 2013. | |
| 300 | |a 287 pages ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Informal sector (Economics) |z New York (State) |z New York. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sociology, Urban |z New York (State) |z New York. | |
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