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

Hardcover • 2008 • English

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

By Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

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First introduced in Freakonomics, here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh, the sociology grad student who infiltrated one of Chicago's most notorious gangs 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. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entrance into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the...Show more

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9781594201509

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

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

Format

Hardcover

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