Gang leader for a day : a rogue sociologist takes to the streets / Sudhir Venkatesh.
The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. This is the full story of how Venkatesh managed to gain entrée into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the...
Main Author: | Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi |
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Press,
2008.
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Physical Description: | xiv, 302 pages ; 25 cm |
Format: | Book |