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...

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Main Author: Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.