The return of the dangerous classes : drug prohibition and policy politics /
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| Author / Creator: | Gordon, Diana R. |
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| Imprint: | New York : W.W. Norton, c1994. |
| Description: | xi, 316 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1628929 |
| Summary: | The war on drugs in America continues to be fought with old weapons. Harsh punishments continue to be handed out to offenders, but these measures fail to control the most dangerous forms of illicit drug use. This text identifies a shadow agenda sustaining the war on drugs, in which fighting drugs offers an opportunity for both political elites and ordinary citizens to create enemies - blacks, youths, immigrants - who can be blamed for American social and economic ills. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 316 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0393036421 |