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...

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1. Verfasser: Grazian, David
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Schriftenreihe:Religion and postmodernism.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (286 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-276) and index.
ISBN:9780226305240
0226305244
1281956929
9781281956927
9786611956929
6611956921