Impossible criminals: The suburban imperatives of America's war on drugs

Journal of American History

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 126-140

  Lassiter, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84949551499     PISSN: 00218723     EISSN: 19452314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jahist/jav243     Document Type: Article

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