9780521574600-0521574609-In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 10)

In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 10)

ISBN-13: 9780521574600
ISBN-10: 0521574609
Edition: 1
Author: Philippe Bourgois
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 406 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521574600
ISBN-10: 0521574609
Edition: 1
Author: Philippe Bourgois
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 406 pages

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In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 10) (ISBN-13: 9780521574600 and ISBN-10: 0521574609), written by authors Philippe Bourgois, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1996. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Foreign Language Study & Reference (Criminology, Social Sciences, Urban, Sociology) books. You can easily purchase or rent In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 10) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Foreign Language Study & Reference books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.52.

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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 Barrio residents to present their hopes, plans, and disappointments in their own words. The result is an engaging and often disturbing look at the problems of the inner-city, America's greatest domestic failing.

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