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| In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences) | 
 enlarge | Author: Philippe Bourgois
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 406
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1
ISBN: 0521435188
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.45097471
EAN: 9780521435185
Publication Date: November 24, 1995
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Condition: Ex-library HC: Cover minor wear; interior clean and tight except binding was loose, now taped; Excellent reading copy
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Product Description
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.
Book Description
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.
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