Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-276) and index.
Friday night in Philadelphia : the art of the hustle -- Dynamic imagineering : the staging of urban nightlife -- Spin control : public relations and reality marketing -- Winning bar : nightlife as a sporting ritual -- In the company of men : the girl hunt and the myth of the pickup -- Hustling the hustlers : challenging the girl hunt -- Where the action is : storytelling and the imagination of risk -- Smoke and mirrors : the experience of urban nightlife