Sidewalk

An inspired and moving portrait of people on the extreme margins of urban society, persevering to make "an honest living" and turn their lives around. Mitchell Duneier spent much of five years working with 'people on the street', at their vending tables, listening to their stories, and watching their interactions with passersby and police. This book takes readers into the hearts and minds of people on the street, showing their common human values, as well as the reality of how life is in lopsided, contemporary urban America. Winner of the C.Wright Mills Award. Notes. Illus., b&w photos. 383p.