Sudhir Venkatesh
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
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 in Freakonomics. This is the full story of how Venkatesh managed to gain entrée into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment. When first-year grad student Venkatesh walked into one of Chicago's most notorious housing projects, he was looking for people...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"As two rival groups of teens race to find a gun and strike first, the community at large--including the teens' families, black market gun dealers, local pastors, a bodega owner, and a veteran beat cop--try their best to defuse the conflict and keep the kids alive"--
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
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.
