Empire of Scrounge - Inside Urban Underground of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking, And

Klappentext A tenured professor quits his job and begins an eight-month odyssey of scrounging! recycling! and second hand living adopting a way of life that was both field research and free form survival. Zusammenfassung In December of 2001! Jeff Ferrell quit his job as tenured professor! moved back to his hometown of Fort Worth! Texas! and! with a place to live but no real income! began an eight-month odyssey of essentially living off of the street. This is the story of this journey into the often illicit worlds of scrounging! recycling! and second-hand living.

Product details

• Authors: Jeff Ferrell, Prof. Jeff Ferrell
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2005
• EAN: 9780814727379
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-2737-9
• No. of pages: 222
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Alternative Criminology
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries