The Cocaine Kids by Terry Williams

The Cocaine Kids by Terry Williams

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"Since 1982, sociologist Terry Williams has spent days, weeks, and months "hanging out" with a teenage cocaine ring in cocaine bars, after-hours clubs, on street corners, in crack houses and in their h"

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The Cocaine Kids by Terry Williams

Since 1982, sociologist Terry Williams has spent days, weeks, and months hanging out" with a teenage cocaine ring in cocaine bars, after-hours clubs, on street corners, in crack houses and in their homes. The picture he creates in The Cocaine Kids is the story behind the headlines. The lives of these young dealers in the fast lane of the underground economy emerge in depth and colour on the pages of this book.
Sociologist Terry Williams, Ph.D., coauthor of Growing Up Poor, is the joint recipient of a MacArthur foundation grant to study the culture of housing projects. The completion of The Cocaine Kids was accomplished during Williams's appointment at the Conservation of Human Resources at Columbia University.
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ISBN 13 9780201570038
ISBN 10 0201570033
Title The Cocaine Kids
Author Terry Williams
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published 1990-01-22
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.