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A hell of a life: addiction and marginality in post-industrial Detroit

Une vie d'enfer: addiction et marginalité dans le Détroit post-industriel

Una vida infernal: adicción y marginalidad en Detroit postindustrial

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Pages 663-680 | Published online: 17 Sep 2010

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