In search of respect : selling crack in El Barrio /
Philippe Bourgois.
- 2nd edition.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- xxiii, 407 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Structural analysis in the social sciences .
Contents;
1. Violating apartheid in the United States 2. A street history of El Barrio 3. Crackhouse management: Addiction, discipline, and dignity 4. "Goin' Legit": Disrespect and resistance at work 5. School days: Learning to be a better criminal 6. Redrawing the gender line on the street 7. Families and children in pain 8. Vulnerable fathers 9. Conclusion
Bibliographical references : p. 378-392 . _ Index : p. 393-406.
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Crack (Drug) Drug traffic Hispanic Americans African Americans Informal sector (Economics)--New York (State) Marginality, Social
East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Economic conditions. East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.