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On the make : the hustle of urban nightlife /
Its nighttime in the city and everybodys working a hustle. Winking bartenders and smiling waitresses flirt their way to bigger tips. Hostesses and bouncers hit up the crowd of would-be customers for bribes. And on the other side of the velvet rope, single men and women are on a perpetual hunt to sco...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Religion and postmodernism.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Its nighttime in the city and everybodys working a hustle. Winking bartenders and smiling waitresses flirt their way to bigger tips. Hostesses and bouncers hit up the crowd of would-be customers for bribes. And on the other side of the velvet rope, single men and women are on a perpetual hunt to scoreor at least pick up a phone number. Every night of the week they all play the same game, relentlessly competing for money, sex, self-esteem, and status. David Grazians riveting tour of downtown Philadelphia and its newly bustling nightlife scene reveals the city as an urban playground where ev. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (286 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-276) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226305240 0226305244 1281956929 9781281956927 9786611956929 6611956921 |