In Search of Respect Selling Crack in el Barrio

Name: In Search of Respect Selling Crack in el Barrio
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ISBN: 9780521574600

ISBN-10: 0521574609

ISBN-13: 9780521574600

Edition: 1996 (Revised)

Authors: Philippe I. Bourgois, Mark Granovetter

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In this study of the crack business in Harlem, the author argues that a cultural struggle for respect has led some Nuyoricans away from the legal job market and into a downward spiral of crime and poverty.

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/26/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 406
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.02" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Preface to the 2001 second edition


Introduction



Violating a Partheid in the United States



A street history of El Barrio



Crackhouse management: addiction, discipline, and dignity



'Goin' legit': disrespect and resistance at work



School days: learning to be a better criminal



Redrawing the gender line on the street



Families and children in pain



Vulnerable fathers



Conclusion;


Epilogue 2001