Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
014311493X
ISBN-13
9780143114932
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038263989

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gang Leader for a Day : a Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Social Scientists & Psychologists, Poverty & Homelessness, Criminology, Sociology / Urban, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Sudhir Venkatesh
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
10 oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in

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"Riveting." -- The New York Times "Compelling . . . dramatic . . . Venkatesh gives readers a window into a way of life that few Americans understand." -- Newsweek "An eye-opening account into an underserved city within the city." -- Chicago Tribune "The achievement of Gang Leader for a Day is to give the dry statistics a raw, beating heart." -- The Boston Globe "A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from vivid tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined." -- The Economist "A sensitive, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally ignored or lumped into ill-defined stereotype." -- Finanical Times, "The achievement of Gang Leader for a Day is to give the dry statistics a raw, beating heart." - The Boston Globe "Compelling . . . Venkatesh gives readers a window into a way of life that few Americans understand." - Newsweek "Whether you enjoy fiction, history, or biography you''ll be drawn to Venkatesh''s gripping retelling of his experiences . . . Gang Leader for a Day poignantly reminds us that there continue to be separate and unequal Americas that ultimately impact us all." -Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), "The achievement of Gang Leader for a Dayis to give the dry statistics a raw, beating heart." -The Boston Globe "Compelling . . . Venkatesh gives readers a window into a way of life that few Americans understand." - Newsweek "Whether you enjoy fiction, history, or biography you'll be drawn to Venkatesh's gripping retelling of his experiences . . . Gang Leader for a Daypoignantly reminds us that there continue to be separate and unequal Americas that ultimately impact us all." -Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), "The achievement of Gang Leader for a Dayis to give the dry statistics a raw, beating heart." The Boston Globe "Compelling . . . Venkatesh gives readers a window into a way of life that few Americans understand." Newsweek "Whether you enjoy fiction, history, or biography you'll be drawn to Venkatesh's gripping retelling of his experiences . . . Gang Leader for a Day poignantly reminds us that there continue to be separate and unequal Americas that ultimately impact us all." Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), "Riveting." -- The New York Times "Compelling... dramatic... Venkatesh gives readers a window into a way of life that few Americans understand." -- Newsweek "An eye-opening account into an underserved city within the city." -- Chicago Tribune "The achievement of Gang Leader for a Day is to give the dry statistics a raw, beating heart." -- The Boston Globe "A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from viivd tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined." -- The Economist "A sensitive, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally ignored or lumped into ill-defined stereotype." -- Finanical Times, "Riveting." -- The New York Times "Compelling... dramatic... Venkatesh gives readers a window into a way of life that few Americans understand." -- Newsweek "An eye-opening account into an underserved city within the city." -- Chicago Tribune "The achievement of Gang Leader for a Day is to give the dry statistics a raw, beating heart." -- The Boston Globe "A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from viivd tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined." -- The Economist "A sensative, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally ignored or lumped into ill-defined stereotype." -- Finanical Times, "The achievement of Gang Leader for a Day is to give the dry statistics a raw, beating heart." - The Boston Globe "Compelling . . . Venkatesh gives readers a window into a way of life that few Americans understand." - Newsweek "Whether you enjoy fiction, history, or biography you'll be drawn to Venkatesh's gripping retelling of his experiences . . . Gang Leader for a Day poignantly reminds us that there continue to be separate and unequal Americas that ultimately impact us all." -Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)
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Synopsis
A New York Times Bestseller Foreword by Stephen J. Dubner, coauthor of Freakonomics When first-year graduate student Sudhir Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago's most notorious housing projects, he hoped to find a few people willing to take a multiple-choice survey on urban poverty--and impress his professors with his boldness. He never imagined that as a result of this assignment he would befriend a gang leader named JT and spend the better part of a decade embedded inside the projects under JT's protection. From a privileged position of unprecedented access, Venkatesh observed JT and the rest of his gang as they operated their crack-selling business, made peace with their neighbors, evaded the law, and rose up or fell within the ranks of the gang's complex hierarchical structure. Examining the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, and often corrupt struggle to survive in an urban war zone, Gang Leader for a Day also tells the story of the complicated friendship that develops between Venkatesh and JT--two young and ambitious men a universe apart. "Riveting."-- The New York Times "Compelling... dramatic... Venkatesh gives readers a window into a way of life that few Americans understand."-- Newsweek "An eye-opening account into an underserved city within the city."-- Chicago Tribune "The achievement of Gang Leader for a Day is to give the dry statistics a raw, beating heart."-- The Boston Globe "A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from viivd tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined."-- The Economist "A sensative, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally ignored or lumped into ill-defined stereotype."-- Finanical Times Sudhir Venkatesh's latest book Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy-- a memoir of sociological investigation revealing the true face of America's most diverse city--is also published by Penguin Press., A New York Times Bestseller "A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from vivid tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined." -- The Economist "A sensitive, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally ignored or lumped into ill-defined stereotype." -- Finanical Times Foreword by Stephen J. Dubner, coauthor of Freakonomics When first-year graduate student Sudhir Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago's most notorious housing projects, he hoped to find a few people willing to take a multiple-choice survey on urban poverty--and impress his professors with his boldness. He never imagined that as a result of this assignment he would befriend a gang leader named JT and spend the better part of a decade embedded inside the projects under JT's protection. From a privileged position of unprecedented access, Venkatesh observed JT and the rest of his gang as they operated their crack-selling business, made peace with their neighbors, evaded the law, and rose up or fell within the ranks of the gang's complex hierarchical structure. Examining the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, and often corrupt struggle to survive in an urban war zone, Gang Leader for a Day also tells the story of the complicated friendship that develops between Venkatesh and JT--two young and ambitious men a universe apart. Sudhir Venkatesh's latest book Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy-- a memoir of sociological investigation revealing the true face of America's most diverse city--is also published by Penguin Press.

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