Presents accounts of drug addicts on the streets of New York, and demonstrates how addicts are structurally vulnerable to the larger sociocultural system within which they live. This book describes the economic, political, and ideological forces that shape the nature of street-addict life.
Presents accounts of drug addicts on the streets of New York, and demonstrates how addicts are structurally vulnerable to the larger sociocultural sys...
This volume tells what it is like to live on the streets of New York, how it feels to lose your mind, about the taste of crack cocaine and the sweetness of friendship. The author looks at drug addiction and the spread of AIDS, along with the growing gap between rich and poor in the USA.
This volume tells what it is like to live on the streets of New York, how it feels to lose your mind, about the taste of crack cocaine and the sweetne...
In Anthropology off the Shelf, leading anthropologists reflect on the craft of writing and the passions that fuel their desire to write books.
First of its kind volume in anthropology in which prominent anthropologists and 3 respected professionals outside the discipline follow the tradition of the -writers on writing- genre to reflect on all aspects of the writing process
Contributors are high-profile in anthropology and many have a strong presence outside the field, in popular culture
Unique in its format: short essays, revealing and straightforward in...
In Anthropology off the Shelf, leading anthropologists reflect on the craft of writing and the passions that fuel their desire to write books. ...
