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OverviewSuperintendents play a large role in the formation of relationships and networks within their neighborhood; and yet, no study in social science has focused on them. Williams closes this knowledge gap through ethnographic fieldwork, providing an in-depth analysis of the daily life of superintendents in the lower Harlem area in New York City. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Terry WilliamsPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 4.238kg ISBN: 9781137446909ISBN 10: 1137446900 Pages: 243 Publication Date: 26 November 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Making A Living 3. A Day In The Life: Sharif and Allan 4. Doing What Supers Do: Daily Duties 5. The Super and Informal Encounters 6. The Super and the Community 7. The Super and the Building 8. Race, Class and Poverty 9. Working in the FieldReviews
Terry Williams's book is much more than a great ethnography of supers. It presents a long duree participant-observation theoretical critique of the tragedy of the neoliberal gentrification of Harlem and between the lines delivers a very personal coming of age autobiography; from working as a super's apprentice, a bonafide super and eventually as an insider landlord/speculator without ever abandoning his roots or his solidarity with his everyday neighbors. He offers a unique voice as an inner-city survivor. - Philippe Bourgois, author of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack and El Barrio and Righteous Dopefiend I enjoyed Harlem Supers and the depth you have gone to show that supers are not just the guy in the basement doing the garbage and the cleaning the building, but in fact the super is responsible for the residents health, safety, security and comfort and their overall quality of life in the building. We all very much appreciate [Williams] for writing this book. - Peter Grech, Director of Education of the Superintendents Technical Association Author InformationTerry Williams is Fellow at Yale University, USA, and Professor at the New School for Social Research, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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