Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-276) and index.
Contents
Friday night in Philadelphia : the art of the hustle -- Dynamic imagineering : the staging of urban nightlife -- Spin control : public relations and reality marketing -- Winning bar : nightlife as a sporting ritual -- In the company of men : the girl hunt and the myth of the pickup -- Hustling the hustlers : challenging the girl hunt -- Where the action is : storytelling and the imagination of risk -- Smoke and mirrors : the experience of urban nightlife.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.