A World of Gangs - comments and critiques
Order Now!
“Street gangs mirror the inhuman ambitions and greed of society’s trendsetters and deities even as they fight to the death over scraps from the table of the international drug trade. But John Hagedorn, characteristically, also finds hope in the contradictory values of outlaw youth—selflessness, solidarity, and love amidst cupidity and directionless rage – and he maintains the hope that a culture of resistance will ultimately prevail over the forces of self-destruction. Whether one shares his optimism or not, he makes a compelling case that the future of the world will be determined on the streets of our cities.” —Mike Davis, from Reading Hagedorn the forward to A World of Gangs (pdf.)
Interviews on A World of Gangs
(audio files)
Chicago Public Radio WBEZ Interview 5/7/08 audio
Podcast of Hagedorn's talk at Schwartz Bookstore (Milwaukeee) 5/19/08
Podcast of Barry Lynn Culture Shocks 5/20/08.
| Schwartz's Book Event in Milwaukee 5/19/08 |
|---|
Lake Effect. Milwaukee interview (link to audio file)
UIC Newsmakers (pdf)
"A World of Gangs is an illuminating journey around the cultures, lives, tragedies and dreams of millions of rebellious youth around the planet. It brings together the rigorous tools of social research with an extraordinary sensitivity for the human experience and an unusual analytical capacity to make sense of it all. It is an indispensable work to understand the world we live in and essential reading for students of cities and communities."
Manuel Castells, Professor Emeritus
Sociology and City Planning,
University of California, Berkeley
Articles on A World of Gangs