Metal Scrappers and Thieves : Scavenging for Survival and Profit

• Main Author: Stickle, Benjamin F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Ethnography.; Crime > Sociological aspects.; Social justice.; Human rights.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319575025
• Physical Description: XVIII, 227 p. 24 illus. in color. online resource.

This book explores the little-known world of scrappers and metal thieves. Benjamin F. Stickle bases his study on field research collected while traversing communities with thieves and scrappers. Drawing on candid interviews, observations of criminals at work, and participation in the scrapping subcu...