{"product_id":"sidewalk-paperback","title":"Sidewalk - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitchell Duneier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOvie Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eHakim Hasan\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional ethnography marked by clarity and candor, \u003ci\u003eSidewalk\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSlim's Table\u003c\/i\u003e, offers an accessible and compelling group portrait of several poor black men who make their livelihoods on the sidewalks of Greenwich Village selling secondhand goods, panhandling, and scavenging books and magazines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuneier spent five years with these individuals, and in \u003ci\u003eSidewalk\u003c\/i\u003e he argues that, contrary to the opinion of various city officials, they actually contribute significantly to the order and well-being of the Village. An important study of the heart and mind of the street, \u003ci\u003eSidewalk\u003c\/i\u003e also features an insightful afterword by longtime book vendor Hakim Hasan. This fascinating study reveals today's urban life in all its complexity: its vitality, its conflicts about class and race, and its surprising opportunities for empathy among strangers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSidewalk\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent supplementary text for a range of courses: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e: Shows how to make important links between micro and macro; how a research project works; how sociology can transform common sense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS: \u003c\/b\u003eUntangles race, class, and gender as they work together on the street. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eURBAN STUDIES\u003c\/b\u003e: Asks how public space is used and contested by men and women, blacks and whites, rich and poor, and how street life and political economy interact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEVIANCE: \u003c\/b\u003e Looks at labeling processes in treatment of the homeless; \u003cbr\u003einterrogates the \"broken windows\" theory of policing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAW AND SOCIETY: \u003c\/b\u003e Closely examines the connections between formal and informal systems of social control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMETHODS: \u003c\/b\u003e Shows how ethnography works; includes a detailed methodological appendix and an afterword by research subject Hakim Hasan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eSidewalk\u003c\/i\u003e engages the rich terrain of recent developments regarding representation, writing, and authority; in the tradition of Elliot Liebow and Ulf Hannerz, it deals with age old problems of the social and cultural experience of inequality; this is a telling study of culture on the margins of American society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCULTURAL STUDIES: \u003c\/b\u003e Breaking down disciplinary boundaries, \u003ci\u003eSidewalk\u003c\/i\u003e shows how books and magazines are received and interpreted in discussions among working-class people on the sidewalk; it shows how cultural knowledge is deployed by vendors and scavengers to generate subsistence in public space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSidewalk\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the connections between culture and human agency and innovation; it interrogates distinctions between legitimate subcultures and deviant collectivities; it illustrates conflicts over cultural diversity in public space; and, ultimately, it shows how conflicts over meaning are central to social life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitchell Duneier\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California at Santa Barbara. His first book, \u003ci\u003eSlim's Table, \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the 1994 Distinguished Publication Award from the American Sociological Association. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOvie Carter, \u003c\/b\u003e a photographer for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, has received the Pulitzer Prize and multiple awards of Excellence from the National Association of Black Journalists.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.29 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755632230688,"sku":"9780374527259","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6b71efb45ee505e7c7ee50fa1faf3ec0.webp?v=1780064191","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sidewalk-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}