In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 10)
Philippe Bourgois examines the social world surrounding crack selling in El Barrio, focusing on respect and the structural conditions shaping community life. Combining urban social analysis with an examination of illicit commerce, this volume offers readers a focused study in sociology, anthropology, and the social sciences.
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In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio explores the social meaning of respect within an urban community.
The book examines crack selling in El Barrio through a structural social-science perspective.
Philippe Bourgois focuses on the connections among economic conditions, community life, and illicit commerce.
Part of the Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences series, this work is suited to readers interested in sociology, anthropology, and urban studies.
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