| Description |
287 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Venkatesh, Sudhir, 1966-
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Informal sector (Economics) -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Sociology, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York.
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| ISBN |
9781594204166 hardback $27.95 |
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1594204160 hardback $27.95 |
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