Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. CHAPTER 1 New Orleans: Romancing the City of Sin and Resistance 1
6. CHAPTER 2 Th e Hard and Soft City: A Portrait of New Orleans Neighborhoods and Their Characters 17
7. CHAPTER 3 Living Down and Out in New Orleans 46
8. CHAPTER 4 Buskers, Hustlers, and Street Performers 72
9. CHAPTER 4 Buskers, Hustlers, and Street Performers 99
10. CHAPTER 6 City Squatting and Urban Camping 122
11. CHAPTER 6 City Squatting and Urban Camping 151
12. CHAPTER 8 Gentrification and Violent Cultural Resistance 172
13. CHAPTER 9 Hipster Wonderland 194
14. CHAPTER 10 Brass Bands and Second Lines 208
15. Conclusion: The Fogs of New Orleans and the Future of the Crescent City 222
16. Notes 231
17. Index 251