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

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 Chicagoâ€™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 pro More »

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The Average Review score is 4.3 on a scale of 5.0. Total 183 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Ethnic & National might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 23 March

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[ 4.0 stars ] "Although this isn't your typical sociology study with the usual lots of charts, statistics and questionnaires, the reader will have a firsthand account on how is it to actually live in the projects, to know the internal power structures within those communities (not only the Gangs), how is it developed the unique economy of the neighborhood.So this book reads more like a memoir with tense mome ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "I REALLY ENJOYED IT! It was an enjoyable work of non fiction. It was an easy and super interesting read. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Ethnic & National review is genenrated by Katie DeFelice which was written on August 23, 2013 Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the StreetsThis is an incredibility interesting read. There's plenty of reviews here on it. So I'll just reenforce those. If your thinking about this book. Just read it!! ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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0 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Ethnic & National out of 1 users. Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "It's a good book for several reasons, especially if its a book for a class assignment,There are many controversial themes in this book, and it really uncovers the truth about the "projects." It's meant to make one think and wonder, how deeply we stereotype certain groups. For me, it led to a transformation of perception specifically of the black and poor. I hope you enjoy this book as much ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "About a year ago, I moved into the inner city and a neighborhood saturated in violence, prolific drug trafficking, and shocking deprivation. While the situation in my area doesn't reach quite the same density of desperation and my own experiences pale in comparison to the author's, I wanted to write this validating comment on his work:Sudhir Venkatesh gets it.I find various criticisms here ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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Available	Yes
Author	Sudhir Venkatesh
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780143114932
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	014311493X
Label	Penguin Books
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	320
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2008-12-30
Publisher	Penguin Books
ReleaseDate	2008-12-30
Studio	Penguin Books
Title	Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

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