a rogue sociologist lost and found in New York's underground economy
Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi
2013
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.
sex, drugs, and cheap labor in the American black market
Schlosser, Eric
2004
Contains essays that examine aspects of America's underground economy, discussing the marijuana business, the links between Fortune 500 companies and pornography, and California's use of migrant workers.
Explores the desperate, dangerous, and remarkable ways in which the residents of Maquis Park, a poor African-American neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, struggle to survive.
sex, drugs, and cheap labor in the American black market
Schlosser, Eric
2003
Contains essays that examine aspects of America's underground economy, discussing the marijuana business, the links between Fortune 500 companies and pornography, and California's use of migrant workers.
