Wheeling And Dealing
Only fragments of historical text from China's middle period have been translated into English, until now. Here at last is the first major Chinese historical work from the Song dynasty. Written by Ouyang Xiu, an intellectual giant of the eleventh century, this is a history of the preceding century (907—979), a period known as the Five Dynasties.\ The historical and literary significance of Ouyang's achievement cannot be underestimated. In rewriting the existing official history of the Five...
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Wheeling and Dealing 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."This 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.
Preface to the Second EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction11Researching Dealers and Smugglers112Smuggling293Upper-Level Dealing494Social Organization635The Dealing Lifestyle836Success and Failure997Dealing Careers1238Toward an Existential Perspective on Drug Trafficking1439Deviant Careers and Reintegration15610Law Enforcement, Drug Trafficking, and Drug Policy183Notes199References205Index215
