Dealing with Privilege
Cannabis, Cocaine, and the Economic Foundations of Suburban Drug Culture
Abstract
Dealing with Privilege: Cannabis, Cocaine, and the Economic Foundations of Suburban Drug Culture focuses on the careers of nine successfully retired drug dealers, offering a contrast to sociological, criminological, and other depictions of drug dealing as a realm of the desperate, dangerous, and poor. David Crawford tells the great untold story of drug dealing in America, where white, middle-class dealers are unlikely to suffer the enforcement of drug laws. Contrary to media portrayals, Crawford argues that suburban drug sales are not oriented around money making but friendship and fun. Using economic anthropology, classic sociology, and neuroscience to analyze the life trajectories of these dealers, Crawford touches on issues of crime, race, culture, aging, gender, privilege, illegal drugs, and the limits of conventional economics as a framework to understand economic behavior.
Schlagworte
Cannabis history Lagniappe Cocaine history Mauss Illegal drugs Drug culture Drug dealing Drug history Economic anthropology Economics of dealing Suburban dealing- i–xxvi Preface i–xxvi
- 117–132 Conclusion 117–132
- 133–140 Bibliography 133–140
- 141–148 Index 141–148
- 149–149 About the Author 149–149