{"product_id":"dangerous-or-endangered-race-and-the-politics-of-youth-in-urban-america-9780814783122","title":"Dangerous or Endangered  Race and the Politics of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the complex racial, class, and gender divides in contemporary American cities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This compelling book reveals a disturbing trend towards widening, racialized social class divisions among children growing up in U.S. cities. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork in affluent and impoverished areas of Oakland, Tilton maps varied forms of community mobilization around children and youth. Beautifully observed, astutely analyzed, and directly relevant to current debates about ways of restoring a sense of the public good in an era of privatization.\" -- Barrie Thorne,author of Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School\u003cbr\u003e\"Tilton has written a lively, compelling book that calls for a progressive politics of youth which also values human connections and interdependency. Richly rooted in the social geography of Oakland, the ethnography illuminates how youth and their parents struggle against the ways they are pathologized and feared. The book makes a critical contribution to urban studies, criminal justice and anthropological theory and practice.\" -- Brett Williams,professor of anthropology, American University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Introduction: Who's Responsible for Kids? Chapter  Back in the Day  Disciplining Youth and Families in the Flatlands Chapter 2 Trying to Get up the Hill  Dangerous Times: Reconstructing Childhood in a Volunteer StateChapter 3 Protecting Children in the Hills  Youth in a \"Private Estate\" in the Oakland Hills Chapter 4 Cruising down the Boulevard  Potential Thugs and Gangsters: Youth and the Spatial Politics of Urban DevelopmentChapter 5 What Is \"the Power of the Youth\"?  Conclusion: Hope and Fear  Notes Bibliography  Index  About the Author","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405912121687,"sku":"9780814783122","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814783122.jpg?v=1730493878","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dangerous-or-endangered-race-and-the-politics-of-youth-in-urban-america-9780814783122","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}