In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 10)
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| Management number | 233501704 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$9.51 | Model Number | 233501704 | ||
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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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0521574609 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0521574600 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Dimensions | 5.91 x 0.91 x 9.02 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.18 pounds |
| Print length | 406 pages |
| Publication date | July 26, 1996 |
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