{"product_id":"wheeling-and-dealing-an-ethnography-of-an-upper-level-drug-dealing-and-smuggling-community-paperback","title":"Wheeling and Dealing: An Ethnography of an Upper-Level Drug Dealing and Smuggling Community - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia a. Adler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWheeling and Dealing\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid account of the world inhabited by \"wholesale\" illicit drug traffickers. Based on six years of participant observation, fieldwork, and extensive interviews in an elite Southern California community of dealers, the book gives a rare glimpse into the decadent yet fascinating \"subculture of drug trafficking and unending partying, mixed with occasional cloak-and-dagger subterfuge.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis second edition brings the story up to date by revealing the fate of several of Adler's key informants. By tracing their lives over a fifteen-year span, Adler offers a unique longitudinal perspective on deviant careers and the reintegration of dealers into conventional society. She also analyzes the unintended consequences of the federal government's war on drugs, tying it to the increasing violence and organizational sophistication of drug traffickers and the rise of international cartels.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a vivid account of the world inhabited by 'wholesale\"\"'illicit drug traffickers. Based on six years of participant observation, fieldwork, and extensive interviews in an elite Southern California community of dealers, the book gives a rare glimpse into the decadent yet fascinating \"\"'subculture of drug trafficking and unending partying, mixed with occasional cloak-and-dagger subterfuge.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia A. Adler is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.93 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45301815509094,"sku":"9780231081337","price":78.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dGlrdHB5NHdrTDU1WDRDeVNYbEsxQT09.webp?v=1773971434","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/wheeling-and-dealing-an-ethnography-of-an-upper-level-drug-dealing-and-smuggling-community-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}