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An exceptional ethnography marked by clarity and candor, Sidewalk takes us into the socio-cultural environment of those who, though often seen as threatening or unseemly, work day after day on “the blocks” of one of New York’s most diverse neighborhoods. Sociologist Duneier, author of ... read more
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It is not hard to understand why Hakim Hasan came to see himself as a public character.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
Part One: The Informal Life of the Sidewalk
The Book Vendor
The Magazine Vendors
The Men without Accounts
Part Two: New Uses of Sidewalks
How Sixth Avenue Became a Sustainable Habitat
Part Three: The Limits of Informal Social Control
Sidewalk Sleeping
When You Gotta Go
Talking to Women
Accusations: Caveat Vendor?
Part Four: Regulating the People Who Work the Streets
The Space Wars: Competing Legalities
A Christmas on Sixth Avenue
Part Five: The Construction of Decency
A Scene from Jane Street
Conclusion
Afterword by Hakim Hasan
Appendix: A Statement on Method
Notes
Acknowledgments
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mitchell Duneier (Author)
Awards edit
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize (1999: Current Interest)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973
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