A war on people : drug user politics and a new ethics of community /
Zigon, Jarrett,
A war on people : drug user politics and a new ethics of community / Jarrett Zigon. - 1 online resource. - California scholarship online . - California scholarship online. .
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'A War on People' takes up two interrelated concerns increasingly of import to political anthropologists and theorists. The first is the seemingly widespread lack of motivation for participating in political activity. The second is the political and intellectual focus on critique rather than on offering alternatives for possible futures. This text addresses these concerns by offering an ethnographically and theoretically rich look at the political and ethical activity of some unlikely political actors-active and former users of heroin and crack cocaine.
Specialized.
9780520969957 (ebook) : No price
Drug control--Citizen participation.
Drug abusers--Political activity.
HV5801
362.29
A war on people : drug user politics and a new ethics of community / Jarrett Zigon. - 1 online resource. - California scholarship online . - California scholarship online. .
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'A War on People' takes up two interrelated concerns increasingly of import to political anthropologists and theorists. The first is the seemingly widespread lack of motivation for participating in political activity. The second is the political and intellectual focus on critique rather than on offering alternatives for possible futures. This text addresses these concerns by offering an ethnographically and theoretically rich look at the political and ethical activity of some unlikely political actors-active and former users of heroin and crack cocaine.
Specialized.
9780520969957 (ebook) : No price
Drug control--Citizen participation.
Drug abusers--Political activity.
HV5801
362.29