Hurt
Chronicles of the Drug War Generation
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Health Care Issues, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, Sociology
| Author: | Miriam Boeri | ISBN: | 9780520966710 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press | Publication: | November 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Miriam Boeri |
| ISBN: | 9780520966710 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Publication: | November 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Language: | English |
*Hurt: Chronicles of the Drug War Generation *weaves engaging first-person accounts of the lives of baby boomer drug users, including author Miriam Boeri’s first-hand knowledge as the sister of a heroin addict. The compelling stories are set in historical context, from the cultural influence of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll to contemporary discourse that pegs drug addiction as a disease punishable by incarceration. With penetrating insight and conscientious attention to the intersectionality of race, gender, and class, Boeri reveals the impact of an increasingly punitive War on Drugs on a hurting generation.
*Hurt: Chronicles of the Drug War Generation *weaves engaging first-person accounts of the lives of baby boomer drug users, including author Miriam Boeri’s first-hand knowledge as the sister of a heroin addict. The compelling stories are set in historical context, from the cultural influence of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll to contemporary discourse that pegs drug addiction as a disease punishable by incarceration. With penetrating insight and conscientious attention to the intersectionality of race, gender, and class, Boeri reveals the impact of an increasingly punitive War on Drugs on a hurting generation.
