You owe yourself a drunk: An ethnography of urban nomads (The Little, Brown series in anthropology)
by James P. Spradley
Category: Alcoholism

An account of the experiences of men who are repeatedly arrested for public drunkenness. This book challenges the idea that these men are simply rejects from society, who cannot organize their behavior by cultural traditions. Using ethnographic analysis, the author presents this urban sub-culture as it relates to law enforcement agencies.