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In this compelling study of the crack business in East Harlem, Bourgois argues that a cultural struggle for respect has led some residents of "El ...Show synopsisIn this compelling study of the crack business in East Harlem, 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. 14 halftones. Map.Hide synopsis
In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Cambridge University Press) – Trade paperback (1996)
by
Professor Philippe Bourgois
Trade paperback, Cambridge University Press 1996
English
406 pages
ISBN: 0521574609 ISBN-13: 9780521574600
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 ...Show moreIn 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. Winner of the 1997 Margaret Mead AwardHide
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Trade paperback,
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1996
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A great analysis of the historical continuation of poverty stricken ghetto life. The up close interviews make you feel compassion for the dealers being interviewed until some less than stellar actions they participated in are revealed. Gets to the root of drug dealing in particular, and the vicious ...
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