{"product_id":"gang-leader-for-a-day-a-rogue-sociologist-takes-to-the-streets-paperback","title":"Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSudhir Venkatesh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from vivid tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sensitive, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally ignored or lumped into ill-defined stereotype.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFinanical Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Foreword by Stephen J. Dubner, coauthor of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eGang Leader for a Day\u003c\/i\u003e also tells the story of the complicated friendship that develops between Venkatesh and JT--two young and ambitious men a universe apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sudhir Venkatesh's latest book \u003ci\u003eFloating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy--\u003c\/i\u003ea memoir of sociological investigation revealing the true face of America's most diverse city--is also published by Penguin Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUDHIR 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, stories, and documentaries have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis American Life, The Source, \u003c\/i\u003ePBS, and National Public Radio. Venkatesh's latest book, \u003ci\u003eFloating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in September 2013 by The Penguin Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.4 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753714090272,"sku":"9780143114932","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a2669b3ce31b418c85df0debbfed4241.webp?v=1780026100","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gang-leader-for-a-day-a-rogue-sociologist-takes-to-the-streets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}