Righteous dopefiend

Paperback • 2009 • English

Righteous dopefiend

By Philippe Bourgois, Jeff Schonberg

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

This powerful study immerses the reader in the world of homelessness and drug addiction in the contemporary United States. For over a decade Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg followed a social network of two dozen heroin injectors and crack smokers on the streets of San Francisco, accompanying them as they scrambled to generate income through burglary, panhandling, recycling, and day labor. "Righteous Dopefiend" interweaves stunning black-and-white photographs with vivid dialogue, detailed fi...Show more

Social and cultural anthropology

Book details

ISBN

9780520254985

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Righteous dopefiend

Format

Paperback

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