Crack Cocaine in Paris: A Little-known Dimension of “Globalization from Below”

Over the past 50 years or so, the modou-modou—a contraction of Mohamed and Mamadou, which colloquially designates a street vendor in the Wolof language—has become an almost habitual figure on the Parisian streets, from the tourist districts to the most di

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International Journal on Criminology
Published
2025-09-25
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https://doi.org/10.18278/ijc.12.1.6
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Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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Crack Cocaine in Paris: A Little-known Dimension of “Globalization from Below”

Michel Gandilhon
International Journal on Criminology
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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Crack Cocaine in Paris: A Little-known Dimension of “Globalization from Below”

Michel Gandilhon
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Abstract

Over the past 50 years or so, the modou-modou—a contraction of Mohamed and Mamadou, which colloquially designates a street vendor in the Wolof language—has become an almost habitual figure on the Parisian streets, from the tourist districts to the most di

International Journal on CriminologyVol. 12(1)
Openalex Percentile: Top 65%
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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