{"product_id":"hooked-susan-c-boyd-9780415957069","title":"Hooked: Drug War Films in Britain, Canada, and the U.S.","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrug prohibition emerged at the same time as the discovery of film, and their histories intersect in interesting ways. This book examines the ideological assumptions embedded in the narrative and imagery of one hundred fictional drug films produced in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. from 1912 to 2006, including \u003cem\u003eBroken Blossoms\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReefer Madness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Trip\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSuperfly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWithnail and I\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTraffik\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTraffic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLayer Cake\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarold and Kumar Go to White Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrailer Park Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. Boyd focuses on past and contemporary illegal drug discourse about users, traffickers, drug treatment, and the intersection of criminal justice with counterculture, alternative, and stoner flicks. She provides a socio-historical and cultural criminological perspective, and an analysis of race, class and gender representations in illegal drug films. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis illuminating work will be an essential text for a wide range of students and scholars in the fields of criminology, sociology, media, gender and women's studies, drug studies, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan C. Boyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415957060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415957069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.58w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 319","brand":"Susan C. Boyd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086671851775,"sku":"9780415957069","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef5fa44d-4e3d-44d2-9f74-b4d9fef8c6fe.jpg?v=1769095939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hooked-susan-c-boyd-9780415957069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}