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...
Main Author: | Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi. |
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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.