Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban Society Tapa dura - 1991

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

University of California Press, 1991-04-08. Hardcover. Good.

Univ of California Pr, 1991. Hardcover. Like new condition in bright and crisp dust jacket. 382pp.

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1991. A clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. An examination of 37 urban gangs in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles, based on 10 years spent "hanging out" with them. Appendix: Summary of Gangs Studied. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliography. Index. First printing with complete number row (123456789) on the copyright page. Bound in the original dark gray cloth, with bright silver lettering on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "[V]ivid, lively, and yet theoretically informed, a triumph of patient and sustained fieldwork… Jankowski presents the gang and its members not as pathological departures from social norms, but as shrewd and resourceful operators." - Michael Lipsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Comprizing a data base that far surpasses that of any other study since 1965, ISLANDS IN THE STREET fills a wide gap in… Leer más

University of California Press:, 1991. 382 pages. "A daring and hard-hitting examination of urban gangs, this book provides a new understanding of these underworlds of violence, defiance, and criminal activities." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

University of California Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Dust jacket under clear protective cover. Argues that gangs sometimes play a positive role in inner-city life, explains how they are formed and organized, and looks at the often close ties between gangs and politicians. Notes. Bibliography. Index. 381p. Measures 6.25x9.25 inches.

Berkeley. 1991. University Of California Press. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket . 0520072642. 400 pages. hardcover. keywords: Gangs America Cities. FROM THE PUBLISHER - 'Vivid, lively, and yet theoretically informed, a triumph of patient and sustained fieldwork. Jankowski presents the gang and its members not as pathological departures from social norms, but as shrewd and resourceful operators.' - Michael Lipsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 'Islands in the Street fills a wide gap in the literature on gangs. Jankowski's innovative model of gang participation and organization is important and elegant, guaranteeing that this will be the book on gangs for the next ten years, if not longer.' - Ruth Horowitz, University of Delaware. inventory #16540 ISBN: 0520072642.

University of California Press, 1991-04-08. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!