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In search of respect : selling crack in El Barrio / Philippe Bourgois.

By: Series: Structural analysis in the social sciencesPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxiii, 407 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780521017114
  • 0521815622
  • 0521017114 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.45097471 22 BOU
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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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