“The book makes a compelling argument, tells a fascinating and multilayered story, and is beautifully written. The diverse subjects of the ethnographies will be of interest to specialists in a wide range of fields, including urban studies, the history and sociology of medicine, queer studies, sexuality studies, youth studies, and African American studies.”
—Andrea Friedman, Washington University in St. Louis
— Andrea Friedman
"This book offers a multilayered critical history of early- to mid-20th-century US ethnographers who studied 'deviant' outsiders and their marginal locations."
—Choice
— A. C. S. Swords, Choice
“Marginal People in Deviant Places is a wonderful, smart, and multidimensional cultural history of the twentieth century through the eyes of marginalized populations, and a thorough consideration of the contributions of scholars of deviance, which makes a powerful argument for the value of social scientific rather than biological understandings of deviance.”
—Arlene Stein, Rutgers University
— Arlene Stein, Rutgers University