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1 online resource (x, 206 pages). |
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Alternative criminology series |
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Alternative criminology series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Crack, rap, and the punitive turn -- The invisible hand holds a gun: law and policy in the lethal regulation of crack -- Rap puts crack to work -- Things done changed: the rise of new school violence -- Training and humiliation -- Facing the corporation. |
| Summary |
"In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law repealing one of the most controversial policies in American criminal justice history: the one hundred to one sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder whereby someone convicted of "simply" possessing five grams of crack--the equivalent of a few sugar packets--had been required by law to serve no less than five years in prison. In this highly original work, Dimitri A. Bogazianos draws on various sources to examine the profound consequences of America's reliance on this punishment structure, tracing the rich cultural linkages between America's War on Drugs, and the creative contributions of those directly affected by its destructive effects. Focusing primarily on lyrics that emerged in 1990s New York rap, which critiqued the music industry for being corrupt, unjust, and criminal, Bogazianos shows how many rappers began drawing parallels between the "rap game" and the "crack game." He argues that the symbolism of crack in rap's stance towards its own commercialization represents a moral debate that is far bigger than hip hop culture, highlighting the degree to which crack cocaine--although a drug long in decline--has come to represent the entire paradoxical predicament of punishment in the U.S. today."-- Provided by publisher |
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Drug control -- United States.
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Crack (Drug) -- United States.
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Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- United States.
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Narcotic laws -- United States.
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Lutte antidrogue -- États-Unis.
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Crack (Drogue) -- États-Unis.
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Sentences (Procédure pénale) -- États-Unis.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Crack (Drug)
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Drug control
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Narcotic laws
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Sentences (Criminal procedure)
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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| Added Title |
Five grams : crack cocaine, rap music, and the War on Drugs |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bogazianos, Dimitri A. 5 grams. New York : New York University Press, ©2012 9780814787007 (DLC) 2011028191 (OCoLC)724667521 |
| ISBN |
0814723063 (electronic bk.) |
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9780814723067 (electronic bk.) |
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9780814725160 (ebook) |
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0814725163 (ebook) |
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9780814787007 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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0814787002 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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9780814787014 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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0814787010 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
ebc865430 |
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AU@ 000050212470 |
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AU@ 000052906603 |
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DEBBG BV042969626 |
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DEBBG BV044162740 |
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DEBSZ 397247222 |
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DEBSZ 423773216 |
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DEBSZ 449286061 |
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NZ1 14249956 |
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NZ1 16175165 |
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AU@ 000076582179 |
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