Exotic No More: Anthropology On The Front Lines

By Faye V. Harrison, Alma Gottlieb, Margaret Lock, Jeremy MacClancy, Jane Schneider, Richard JENKINS, Nancy Scheper‐Hughes, Michael Gilsenan, Chris Hann, William O. Beeman, Jeremy MacClancy (Editor), Philippe Bourgois

Since its founding in the nineteenth century, social anthropology has been seen as the study of exotic peoples in faraway places. But today more and more anthropologists are dedicating themselves n...

Righteous Dopefiend

By Philippe I. Bourgois, Jeffrey Schonberg, Philippe Bourgois

This Study Immerses The Reader In The World Of Homelessness And Drug Addiction In The Contemporary United States. The Authors Followed A Social Network Of Heroin Injectors And Crack Smokers On The...

Righteous Dopefiend (Volume 21) (California Series In Public Anthropology)

By Philippe I. Bourgois, Jeffrey Schonberg, Philippe Bourgois

"Based on over a decade of field research, Righteous Dopefiend is a searing portrait of the lives of homeless injection drug users in San Francisco and an analysis of the powerful forces that shape...

In Search Of Respect: Selling Crack In El Barrio

By Philippe I. Bourgois, Philippe Bourgois

this New Edition Brings This Study Of Inner-city Life Up To Date.publishers Weeklyanthropologist Bourgois Chose Addicts, Thieves, And [drug] Dealers To Be [his] Best Friends And Acquaintances Durin...

In Search Of Respect: Selling Crack In El Barrio

By Philippe I. Bourgois, Philippe Bourgois, Philippe I Bourgois, 1956-

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-378) and index Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Violating apartheid in the United States -- A street history of El Barrio -- Crackhouse management :...

In Search Of Respect: Selling Crack In El Barrio

By Philippe I. Bourgois, Philippe Bourgois, Philippe I Bourgois, 1956-

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-378) and index Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Violating apartheid in the United States -- A street history of El Barrio -- Crackhouse management :...

In Search Of Respect : Selling Crack In El Barrio

By Philippe I. Bourgois, Philippe Bourgois

Violence In War And Peace: An Anthology

By Nancy Scheper‐Hughes, Philippe I. Bourgois, Mark Pedelty, Philippe Bourgois

Drawing From A Remarkable Range Of Sources, The Editors Juxtapose The Routine Violence Of Everyday Life Against The Sudden Outcropping Of Unexpected, Extraordinary Violence Such As The Holocaust, T...

Violence In War And Peace

By Nancy Scheper‐Hughes, Philippe I. Bourgois, Mark Pedelty, Philippe Bourgois

Drawing From A Remarkable Range Of Sources, The Editors Juxtapose The Routine Violence Of Everyday Life Against The Sudden Outcropping Of Unexpected, Extraordinary Violence Such As The Holocaust, T...

Unhealthy Health Policy: A Critical Anthropological Examination

By Alice Desclaux, Sarah Horton, Wei Teng, Robbie E. Davis-Floyd, David Buchanan, Susan Shaw, Paul Farmer, Castro Arachu, Graham A. Tobin, Linda M Whiteford, Wayne Warry, Katherine Elaine Bliss, Nalini Visvanathan, Hans A. Baer, James Pfeiffer, Carles Muntaner, Merrill Singer, Fouzieyha Towghi, Joan E. Paluzzi, William Wagner, Howard Waitzkin, Imrana Qadeer, Arachu Castro, Salmaan Keshavjee, Philippe Bourgois, Cathleen Willging, Francisco Armada, Cesar E. Abadia-Barrero, Arachu Castro And Merrill Singer, Claudia Chaufan, Didier Fassin Professor Of Social Science Institute For Advanced Study, Kristen M. Jacklin, Kaveh Khoshnoo, Cathy Hodge McCoid, Tom Stopka

This new collection turns a critical anthropological eye on the nature of health policy internationally. The authors reveal that in light of prevailing social inequalities, health policies may inte...