Selling Crack in El Barrio
This book is a revised edition of Philippe Bourgois's influential ethnographic study of social marginalization in the American inner city. The work focuses on the lives and challenges of street vendors dealing drugs in East Harlem. This edition adds a prologue describing the changes in the 1990s and an epilogue that updates the stories of well-known characters.
Description
In Search of Respect is a classic ethnographic study that offers a deep look into the experience of selling crack and social marginalization in American ghettos. Bourgois gained recognition for building long-term relationships with drug dealers in one of the roughest neighborhoods—East Harlem. The addition of a prologue and epilogue makes this edition timely and more relevant for anyone seeking insight into the dynamics of urban drug dealing and its impact on the community.
Promotional information
This edition adds a prologue and updates the original research, allowing the book to continue serving as an essential source for the study of social marginalization and street culture.
Product specifications
- Author: Philippe Bourgois (San Francisco State University)
- Series: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Binding type: Trade paperback (US)
- Publication date: 2002-12-23
- Number of pages: 432
- ISBN: 9780521017114
- Theme: Drugs and alcohol: social aspects
- BISAC: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues
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