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No way out : precarious living in the shadow of poverty and drug dealing
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No way out : precarious living in the shadow of poverty and drug dealing / Waverly Duck.
ISBN
9780226297903 (cloth : alkaline paper)
022629790X (cloth : alkaline paper)
9780226298061 (paperback : alkaline paper)
022629806X (paperback : alkaline paper)
9780226298238 (e-book)
Publication
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
xi, 153 pages ; 23 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 25, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : precarious living
Jonathan's world
Drug-dealing careers
The rise and fall of Lyford Street
Snitching, gossip, and the power of information
The politics of murder and revenge
Collective punishment : black men's reflections on everyday life in Bristol Hill
Benita's story : coping with poverty in the age of welfare reform
Conclusion : understanding everyday life in the shadow of poverty and drug dealing.
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