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Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) describes his time living w...
A Rogue Sociologist Crosses the Line
Gang Leader for a Dayis a gripping journey of discovery about life on the wrong side of the tracks. When na�ve sociology student Sudhir Venkatesh we...
A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy
New York is a city of highs and lows, where wealthy elites share the streets with desperate immigrants and destitute locals. Bridging this economic di...
The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor
In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and re...
Rival Teenagers, Their Race for a Gun, and a Community United to Save Them
A New York Times bestselling author’s gripping account of a Chicago community coming together to save a group of teenagers from gun violence. In the...
The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto
High-rise public housing developments were signature features of the post-World War II city. A hopeful experiment in providing temporary, inexpensive ...
The best-selling author of Gang Leader for a Day takes his next sociological study to Manhattan, where he travels through the underground economy util...
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described...
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