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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
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"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
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"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)
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- PublisherUniversity of California Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0520072642
- ISBN 13 9780520072640
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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