Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy

by LaShawn Harris

Book Overview

During the early twentieth century, a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City's expansive informal economy. LaShawn Harris illuminates the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252081668
• ISBN13: 9780252081668
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"