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Off the Books The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor

Hardback (13 Oct 2006)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighbourhood in Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate, dangerous and remarkable ways in which a community survives.

Book information

ISBN: 9780674023550
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 330
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 426
Weight: 622g
Height: 213mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 36mm