Sidewalk

Presents the lives of poor African-American men who make their subsistence wages by selling used goods on the streets of Greenwich Village in New York; and discusses how they interact with passing pedestrians, police officers, and each other.

Main Author: Duneier, Mitchell,
Other Authors: Carter, Ovie,, Hasan, Hakim,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York [New York] : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
Physical Description: 383 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Edition: First paperback edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The informal life of the sidewalk
  • New uses of sidewalks
  • The limits of informal social control
  • Regulating the people who work the streets
  • The construction of decency.