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Wheeling and Dealing

An Ethnography of an Upper-Level Drug Dealing and Smuggling Community

Bibliographic Data

ID23399262
AuthorsPatricia A Adler (corresponding author)
Year1993
Pages220
Publication date1993-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueWheeling and Dealing (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherColumbia University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.7312/adle94604
OpenAlexW4243123664
Open LibraryOL29443714M
ISBN9780231899505
LanguageEN
Citations received104

Presents an ethnography of an upper-level drug dealing and smuggling community which describes the drug subcultures from the easy money, the hopes, the consumption, the big deals, dreams, and nightmares.

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Unique citing works104
Citations per year3,35
Citation span1995 - 2026 (32)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 103

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