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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) 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.T.'s trust, one day, in order to convince Sudhir of his own CEO-like qualities, J.T. makes him leader of the gang. Why does J.T. make his henchmen, the 'shorties', stay in school? What is the difference between a 'regular' hustler and a 'hype' - and is Peanut telling him the truth about which she is? And, when the FBI finally starts cracking down on the Black Kings, is it time to get out - or is it too late? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Sudhir Venkatesh is the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) "Gang Leader for a Day" is a gripping journey of discovery about life on the wrong side of the tracks. When naive sociology student Sudhir Venakatesh went to find out more about urban poverty in Chicago, the last thing he expected was to be held hostage by a gang. And he never guessed that, after being released, he'd want to return to find out more about them, ignoring everyone's advice and entering a dangerous world beyond anything he'd ever experienced. In the Robert Taylor Homes projects on Chicago's South Side, Sudhir befriends J.T., a gang leader for the Black Kings. As their friendship grows, he slowly gains J.T.'s trust, until one day, in order to convince Sudhir of his own CEO-like qualities, J.T. makes him leader of the gang.Deciding who cleans up the buildings after a party gets out of hand is one thing, but what do you do when Billy says that Otis lied about how much crack he sold, and somebody needs to be punished? What's more, why does J.T. make his henchmen, the 'shorties', stay in school? When will T-Bone (in charge of gang security, takes his job very seriously) intervene in a mob lynching? Just who does C-Note have to pay if he wants to carry on washing cars? What is the difference between a 'regular' hustler and a 'hype' - and is Peanut telling him the truth about which she is? Why is Moochie sleeping with Ms Bailey, the all-powerful president of the building, thirty years his senior? And, when the FBI finally starts cracking down on the Black Kings, is it time to get out - or is it too late?Incredibly funny, and heartbreaking, this is a story of one man's commitment really to cross the line, to understand how the people he is studying live day to day. What he doesn't expect is to become part of their lives. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms ) 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.T.'s trust, one day, in order to convince Sudhir of his own CEO-like qualities, J.T. makes him leader of the gang. Why does J.T. make his henchmen, the 'shorties', stay in school What is the difference between a 'regular' hustler and a 'hype' - and is Peanut telling him the truth about which she is And, when the FBI finally starts cracking down on the Black Kings, is it time to get out - or is it too late.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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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Zustand: New. Describes the author s time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago. This book tells how in the Robert Taylor Homes projects on Chicago s South Side, he befriends JT, a gang leader for the Black Kings. It also tells how he gains JT s trust, and in.
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Zustand: New. SUDHIR VENKATESH is William B. Ransford Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. He has written extensively about American poverty and is currently working on a project comparing the urban poor in France and the United States. His writings, .