Owners of the Sidewalk: Security and Survival in the Informal City by Daniel M. Goldstein (review)

The market’s pattern can seem chaotic at first to newcomers, but Goldstein’s descriptions depict the retail geography of the market, including the places where tourists, and therefore pickpockets, tend to gather. The entrance of men into occupations that were traditionally considered the economic sphere of women, and the rapid rise of men to leadership positions in these arenas, are topics that deserve more attention in the social science literature. There is much to recommend this book to audiences ranging from undergraduate students in survey classes to faculty with expertise in this subject area.