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Over 200 firsthand accounts from the six years that tore the world apart mammoth books. Publication date 1999 topics city and town life, city dwellers. Duneier spent five years with these individuals, and in sidewalk he argues that, contrary to the opinion of various city officials, they actually contribute significantly to the order and wellbeing of. Sidewalk kindle edition by duneier, mitchell, hasan, hakim. Sidewalk kindle edition by duneier, mitchell, hasan, hakim, carter. In mitchell duneiers insightful five year journey through the streets of 6th ave in the heart of greenwich village, sidewalk takes a deep look into how this congested urban area operates from the perspective of the street vendors. Sidewalk by mitchell duneier overdrive rakuten overdrive. Sociologist duneier, author of slims table, offers an accessible and compelling group portrait of several poor black men who make their. Much of the architecture remains, and many people live the way jacobs suggested, but there is another population in the village todaypoor black men who make their. Ovie carter, a photographer for the chicago tribune. Duneiers case against that treatment is built by his own experiences on the street. Jan 08, 2014 documentary film by mitchell duneier and barry alexander brown. An exceptional ethnography marked by clarity and candor, sidewalk takes us duneier spent. Sidewalk tells the true story of sociologist mitchell duneiers yearslong effort to understand the informal sidewalk economy of 1990s greenwich village, in new york city.
The book offers a look at a community and public life. Publication date 1999 topics city and town life, city dwellers publisher. He is a sociologist that wanted a personal inside look on what the people of the sidewalk go through in their mundane lives. Duneier examines and records through a sociological lens that attempts to understand the deviance, order and humanity underlying life on the sidewalk. Duneier particularly focuses his studies on african american men. Sidewalk duneier pdf in a central way in the manner in which i would come to see the sidewalk life of this neighborhood. Respectability and masculinity, 1994 constructs a nuanced study of the lives of impoverished street vendors in new yorks greenwich village. This street vending, while a familiar concept, is also illreputed and. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature.
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