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In Search of Respect : Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences)
In Search of Respect Selling Crack in El Barrio - Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
Author: Philippe Bourgois
In this compelling study of the crack business in East Harlem, Philippe Bourgois argues that a cultural struggle for respect has led some residents of 'El Barrio' away from the legal job market, and into a downward spiral of crime and poverty. During his many years living in the neighborhood, Bourgois eventually gained the confianza of enough Ba...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521574600
ISBN-10: 0521574609
Publication Date: 7/26/1996
Pages: 406
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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