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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Bogazianos, Dimitri A.
Titre(s) : 5 grams [Texte imprimé] : crack cocaine, rap music, and the War on Drugs / Dimitri A. Bogazianos
Publication : New York : New York University Press, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : X-206 p. ; 23 cm
Collection : Alternative criminology series
Lien à la collection : Alternative criminology series
Comprend : Crack, rap, and the punitive turn ; The invisible hand holds a gun: law and policy in the lethal regulation of crack ; Rap puts crack to work ; Things done changed: the rise of new school violence ; Training and humiliation ; Facing the corporation.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law repealing one of the most controversial
policies in American criminal justice history: the one hundred to one sentencing disparity
between crack cocaine and powder whereby someone convicted of "simply" possessing
five grams of crack--the equivalent of a few sugar packets--had been required by law
to serve no less than five years in prison. In this highly original work, Dimitri
A. Bogazianos draws on various sources to examine the profound consequences of America's
reliance on this punishment structure, tracing the rich cultural linkages between
America's War on Drugs, and the creative contributions of those directly affected
by its destructive effects. Focusing primarily on lyrics that emerged in 1990s New
York rap, which critiqued the music industry for being corrupt, unjust, and criminal,
Bogazianos shows how many rappers began drawing parallels between the "rap game" and
the "crack game." He argues that the symbolism of crack in rap's stance towards its
own commercialization represents a moral debate that is far bigger than hip hop culture,
highlighting the degree to which crack cocaine--although a drug long in decline--has
come to represent the entire paradoxical predicament of punishment in the U.S. today."--
Sujet(s) : Drogues et arts
Lutte contre la drogue -- États-Unis
Rap -- États-Unis
Indice(s) Dewey : 394.140 97 (23e éd.) = Usage des drogues (coutumes) - Amérique du Nord
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780814787007 (hardback) (acid-free paper). - ISBN 0814787002 (hardback) (acid-free paper). - ISBN 9780814787014 (pbk) (acid-free paper). - ISBN 0814787010 (pbk) (acid-free paper). - ISBN 9780814723067 (ebook). - ISBN 0814723063 (ebook). - ISBN 9780814725160 (ebook). - ISBN 0814725163 (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42597122r
Notice n° :
FRBNF42597122
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