URBAN FLOW: BIKE MESSENGERS AND THE CITY

Book ID/图书代码： 03360010B40456

English Summary/英文概要： "I cannot count the number of times I have heard messengers describe their occupation as ’the best job ever.’" – from the book Even with increasingly digitized communication, some packages must be delivered in person. In large cities bike messengers often are the best option for this. It is a physically exhausting job, dodging in and out of traffic in all weather to meet clients’ tight deadlines, and most do it for very little pay and no benefits. For many, however, it is the foundation for an all-encompassing lifestyle integrating work and leisure, and an essential part of their identity. Making good use of participant observation as a bike messenger in three large American cities, Kidder offers a riveting ethnography of this vibrant subculture as he explains why a low-end service job (rife with danger and offering minimal material compensation) produces so much attachment that people throw parties celebrating it. Within his answer are provocative insights into work in the postindustrial economy and the role of identity in low-wage work. A central part of Kidder’s contribution is his analysis of emotions and physical space in relation to work and identity. His is a complex study in the guise of an entertaining look into a little understood part of the urban landscape.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： “我已经不记得听过多少次自行车信使将它们的工作说成是‘有史以来最棒的工作’”这样的话了——即使在这个数字化通信发展越来越快的年代，一些包裹也必须由人当面交付。在大城市中，自行车信使通常是最好的选择。但这是个非常艰苦的体力活，他们必须适应各种天气状况，并且在繁忙的交通中左闪右避，为的就是迎合顾客紧迫的交付期限，而大多数信使都是在很少的报酬和没有福利的情况下工作的

但是，对于许多信使来讲，这是他们生活方式的组成基础，这种生活方式全方位了集成工作和休闲于一体，并成为了他们自我的一个必要组成部分。作者在美国三个大城市中巧妙利用了一个自行车信使的身份参与并观察了信使们的生活，并向我们展示了充满活力的亚文化下的一个引人入胜的民族志，他解释了为什么一个充斥着危险但只提供了很少薪资的低端服务工作，却能产生如此多的羁绊，人们甚至举办派对庆祝。 Kidder的回答从发人深省的视角，洞悉了工业时代的经济以及低收入工作者的角色。他的核心贡献在于，他对于情感和人际物理空间在个人自我认同和工作的关系的分析。他复杂的研究带领我们以一个有趣的调查，理解这个都市的一部分风景。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况：获奖情况介绍：《都市川流》以丰富的的原创视角，向我们展示了城市自行车信使的工作和文化。开头的一些小插曲以及Jeffrey L. Kidder’的“存在于那里”从一开始，就表明了他深入地理解了自行车信使的世界。他抓住了信使的亚文化规范和价值观以及生活方式，他们工作的世界和都市的环境，为我们展现了信使们作为个体和作为社区的一份子，如何让自己更有意义——利物浦管理大学，Organizational Ethnography期刊编辑Frank Worthington

About the Author/作者介绍： Kidder是北伊利诺伊大学社会学副教授，他在纽约、西雅图、圣地亚哥做了三年的自行车信使。

Kidder is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Northern Illinois University. He was a bike messenger for three years in New York, Seattle, and San Diego.

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