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Download or read book A Nation of Lords written by David Dawley and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1973 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells about the streets of West Side, Chicago, from the times when shotguns were as vital as pants to the times when street fighters opened stores, art studios and tenant's rights programs. It is the story of the evolution of the Vice Lords from street fighting to street corporation, an organizational form of the emerging nation of Black youth.
Book Synopsis The Vice Lords by : R. Lincoln Keiser
Download or read book The Vice Lords written by R. Lincoln Keiser and published by Case Studies in Cultural Anthr. This book was released on 2002 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of a Chicago street gang provides an insightful picture of gangs of similar age and composition operating in depressed areas and ghettos of large American cities.
Book Synopsis From Disgrace to Dignity by : Clemens Bartollas
Download or read book From Disgrace to Dignity written by Clemens Bartollas and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Disgrace to Dignity: Redemption in the Life of Willie Rico Johnson examines the life of Rico Johnson who became the head of the Conservative Vice Lords, one of the largest street gangs in the United States. In addition to highlighting his life, this work considers how redemption has affected his life. In addition, Minister Rico is identified as a Godfather. Much like the Godfathers found in organized crime families, Rico sees himself as providing a positive force to Vice Lords' gang members. On one hand, what this involves is taking care of their needs (he feeds 150 families a day) and, on the other hand, providing guidance and direction for members' lives.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Gangs by : Bill Sanders
Download or read book A Dictionary of Gangs written by Bill Sanders and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A worldwide fascination with gangs is evident: they are a major focus of the criminal justice system and the object of much media attention. This new Oxford Reference title of over 250 entries gives a concise overview of key terms used in the study and understanding of gangs - the first dictionary of its kind to focus on gang vernacular. Broad in scope, it covers: colloquialisms used in gang culture to describe certain behaviours common among gang members, such as caught slipping and jumped in; sociological and criminological terms in relation to gangs, such as social disorganization and social learning; as well as general academic concepts which apply to gangs, including Critical Race Theory, acculturation, moral panic, and identity. It also includes entries on gangs both inside and outside of the United States and theories of key gang researchers.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Gangs by : Louis Kontos
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Gangs written by Louis Kontos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of Los Angeles' gang state of emergency, ethnic and minority gangs are arguably more high profile now than at any other time in our history. News media typically focus on the crime and violence associated with gangs, but not much else. This encyclopedia seeks to illuminate the world of gangs, including gang formations, routine gang activities, aberrations and current developments. One hundred essay entries related to gangs in the United States and worldwide provide a diffuse overview of the gang phenomenon. Each entry defines and explains the term, provides an historical overview, and explains its significance today. As the following entries demonstrate, gangs are part of the fabric of American society. They are not only in our communities but also our schools and other social institutions. Understanding the world of gangs is therefore needed to understand American society. Entries include: Bikers, Bloods, Cholas, Crips, gang mythology, gang warfare, graffiti, Hell's Angels, Hong Kong Triads, Latin Kings, law enforcement, occultic gangs, mafia, media, prison gangs, rites, Skinheads, Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, tattoos, trafficking, Wanna-bes, West Side Story, Witness Protection programs, and youth gangs.
Download or read book The Gang Book written by Franco Domma and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed overview of street gangs in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Download or read book A Nation of Lords written by David Dawley and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1992-03-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instructive and relevant look at an explosive period in urban history! This savagely moving autobiography of a violent street gang covers its heyday in the 1960s when it had perhaps ten thousand members in at least twenty-six branches on Chicago’s West Side. It is the story of a street gang that became a community organization, supported by private foundations and corporations and dedicated to social, economic, and political development. The gang’s violent neighborhood was transformed into Head Start’s most improved block where the crime rate decreased as did the number of gang-related killings.
Download or read book The Vice Lords written by George W. Knox and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A World of Gangs written by John Hagedorn and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the street with gangs in three world cities - Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, and Capetown - Hagedorn discovers that many of them have institutionalized as a strategy to confront a hopeless cycle of poverty, racism, and oppression. The mhilistic appeal of gangsta rap and its ethic of survival "by any means necessary," he argues, provides vital insights into the ideology and persistence of gangs around the world. Proposing how gangs can be encouraged to overcome their violent tendencies, Hagedorn appeals to community leaders to use the urgency, outrage, and resistance common to both gang life and hip-hop to bring gangs into broader movements for social justice."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis The Almighty Black P Stone Nation by : Natalie Y. Moore
Download or read book The Almighty Black P Stone Nation written by Natalie Y. Moore and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were the Stones criminals, brainwashed terrorists, victims of their circumstances, or champions of social change? Or were they all of these, their role perceived differently by different races and socioeconomic groups? --
Book Synopsis Till Dawn with the Devil by : Alexandra Hawkins
Download or read book Till Dawn with the Devil written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few women can resist a man like Gabriel "Reign" Housely, the Earl of Rainecourt. With divine good looks, delectable charms, and delicious wealth, he would seem to be every marriage-minded mother's dream match for their daughters. But not so, given the mysterious death of his first wife. Fortunately for Gabriel, he has no plans to seriously court any of the London ladies ever again. That is, until he shares one unforgettable dance with a mysterious stranger... Exquisitely beautiful though decidedly modest, Lady Sophia usually shuns the festive ballrooms of London society. But when a man who calls himself "Reign" enters her life—seemingly from out of nowhere—and shows her true kindness, her wary young heart begins to melt. Of course, Sophia would be shocked to learn the truth about Reign's past. But when scandal strikes, this devilish stranger may be her only salvation...
Download or read book Renegade Dreams written by Laurence Ralph and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inner city communities in the US have become junkyards of dreams, to quote Mike Daviswastelands where gangs package narcotics to stimulate the local economy, gunshots occur multiple times on any given day, and dreams of a better life can fade into the realities of poverty and disability. Laurence Ralph lived in such a community in Chicago for three years, conducting interviews and participating in meetings with members of the local gang which has been central to the community since the 1950s. Ralph discovered that the experience of injury, whether physical or social, doesn t always crush dreams into oblivion; it can transform them into something productive: renegade dreams. The first part of this book moves from a critique of the way government officials, as opposed to grandmothers, have been handling the situation, to a study of the history of the historic Divine Knights gang, to a portrait of a duo of gang members who want to be recognized as authentic rappers (they call their musical style crack music ) and the difficulties they face in exiting the gang. The second part is on physical disability, including being wheelchair bound, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among heroin users, and the experience of brutality at the hands of Chicago police officers. In a final chapter, The Frame, Or How to Get Out of an Isolated Space, Ralph offers a fresh perspective on how to understand urban violence. The upshot is a total portrait of the interlocking complexities, symbols, and vicissitudes of gang life in one of the most dangerous inner city neighborhoods in the US. We expect this study will enjoy considerable readership, among anthropologists, sociologists, and other scholars interested in disability, urban crime, and race."
Book Synopsis Twilight with the Infamous Earl by : Alexandra Hawkins
Download or read book Twilight with the Infamous Earl written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "St. Martin's Paperbacks historical romance"--Spine.
Download or read book Necessary Cruelty written by Ashley Gee and published by Dark Prism Media. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will he save me or break me? Vin Cortland is the crowned prince of Deception High. He is beloved by his subjects and ruthless with his enemies. We used to be friends, once. Not anymore. It's no secret that he hates me, but only the two of us will ever know why. And the guilt of what I've done makes me hate myself more than he ever could. Except love and hate are two sides of the same coin and both will make you burn. Then he comes to me with a proposition: one fake marriage in exchange for enough money to finally escape this town and leave the past behind me. The offer is hard to refuse and Vin is used to getting what he wants. I want to know why me, but I won't ask for his secrets when it means revealing my own. He is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me. My savior and my destruction. It's a deal with the devil. I'll let him take my hand in marriage. The only question is whether or not he also gets my soul.
Book Synopsis The First Vice Lord by : Arthur J. Bilek
Download or read book The First Vice Lord written by Arthur J. Bilek and published by Cumberland House Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FIRST VICE LORD is the story of the life and death of Big Jim Colosimo and Chicago's infamous segregated red-light district--the Levee. For the first time, the true story is told of the colorful characters who peopled the Levee from the time of the Columbian Exposition to the Roaring Twenties, clearly the most colorful period in Chicago's history. The product of five years of research through Chicago daily newspapers, magazines, and periodicals, and books on the city's history, it documents the story as it occurred, with all of the sights, sounds, and smells of that lusty, unruly era. THE FIRST VICE LORD is the story of an immigrant Italian lad who grew up in the tenements of Chicago, where he worked first as a lowly street sweeper, then as a brothel operator and vice lord, and finally as the owner of the most famous restaurant of his day. His story is told against the backdrop of an open red-light district so famous it was known to the crown heads of Europe.
Book Synopsis There Are No Children Here by : Alex Kotlowitz
Download or read book There Are No Children Here written by Alex Kotlowitz and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the moving and powerful account of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.
Book Synopsis Sunrise with a Notorious Lord by : Alexandra Hawkins
Download or read book Sunrise with a Notorious Lord written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he meets Miss Isabel Thorne, who stops a pickpocket from making off with one of his prized possessions, the Earl of Vanewright decides to break his vow to stay single as he attempts to seduce this sharp-tongued, strong-willed beauty who has stolen his heart.
