Ebook: Floating city : a rogue sociologist lost and found in New York's underground economy
- Tags: Venkatesh Sudhir Alladi. Informal sector (Economics) -- New York (State) -- New York. Sociology Urban -- New York (State) -- New York. Social Scientists & Psychologists Social Policy Informal sector (Economics) Sociology Urban. New York (State) -- New York.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Penguin Group US
- City: New York (State)--New York
- Language: English
- epub
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