The Con Men: Hustling in New York City

by Terry Williams, Trevor B Milton, Trevor Milton, et al.

Book Overview

This vivid account of hustling in New York City explores the sociological reasons why con artists play their game and the psychological tricks they use to win it. Terry Williams and Trevor B. Milton, two prominent sociologists and ethnographers, spent years with New York con artists to uncover their secrets. The result is an unprecedented view into how con games operate, whether in back alleys and side streets or in police precincts and Wall Street...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231170831
• ISBN13: 9780231170833
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"