Street capital : Black cannabis dealers in a white welfare state / / Sveinung Sandberg and Willy Pedersen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456483303321
• Autore: Sandberg Sveinung
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2009; ©2009
• ISBN: 1-4473-0360-1; 1-282-56226-6; 9786612562266; 1-84742-175-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PedersenWilly
• Disciplina: 363.45
• Soggetti: Schwarze; Haschisch; Drogenhandel; Electronic books.; Norwegen
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Street capital; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Trajectories to The River; 3. Street capital; 4. Marginalisation and resistance; 5. Drugs and masculinity; 6. Street dealing and drug markets; 7. Violence and street culture; 8. Between the street and the welfare state; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents a new theoretical framework for understanding street cultures based on fieldwork and interviews with dealers aged between 15 and 30, exploring themes including marginalisation, discrimination, cannabis dealing and drug use, violence, masculinity, hip-hop culture, experiences with the welfare system, and issues of immigration and racism.