Gang Leader for a Day
$34.39
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2009
Summary
What happens when a long-haired Asian kid wearing a Grateful Dead t-shirt wanders into the roughest part of town carrying a clipboard?
Sudhir Venkatesh, the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics, describes his time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago and answers another question: what’s it like to live in hell?
In the Robert Taylor Homes projects on Chicago’s South Side, Sudhir befriends J.T., a gang leader for the Black Kings. As he slowly gains J.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141030913 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141030917 |
| Author: | Sudhir Venkatesh |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
‘A rollicking read ! a vivid insight into gang culture’ The Times ‘Darkly entertaining ! an absorbing and self-effacing odyssey’ The Guardian ‘An absolutely incredible book … equal parts comedy and tragedy … I promise you will not be able to put it down’ - Steven D. Levitt, co-author, Freakonomics
About The Author
Sudhir Venkatesh
Sudhir Venkatesh spent a decade living with the Black Kings gang in Chicago’s south side. His research later became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) He is now Professor of Sociology and African-American studies at Columbia University.
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