The stickup kids : race, drugs, violence, and the American dream /

Randol Contreras came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. For this riveting book, he returns to the South Bronx with a sociological eye and provides an unprece...

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Main Author:	Contreras, Randol, 1971-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2013.
Subjects:	Youth > Drug use > New York (State) > New York. Drug dealers > New York (State) > New York. Cocaine abuse > New York (State) > New York. Cities and towns > New York (State) > New York.