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Part memoir and part sociology, this is a study of American street gangs during the second half of the 20th century. Included in the text are autobiographical excerpts from the author's extensive files on his experience of working with gangs.

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Gangsters is the acme volume from the master of the genre... Yablonsky's acute clinical observations during decades of field work are here nicely integrated with selected theories of contemporary gangs. -- Robert Merton,Columbia University
Yablonsky writes in an exceptionally readable idiom, frequently introducing autobiographical excerpts from his extensive files of working with gangs. * Choice *
Part memoir, part sociology, Yablonsky's story hooks readers from the start. * Booklist *

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      Publisher: New York University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/08/1998
      ISBN13: 9780814796887, 978-0814796887
      ISBN10: 0814796885

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Part memoir and part sociology, this is a study of American street gangs during the second half of the 20th century. Included in the text are autobiographical excerpts from the author's extensive files on his experience of working with gangs.

      Trade Review
      Gangsters is the acme volume from the master of the genre... Yablonsky's acute clinical observations during decades of field work are here nicely integrated with selected theories of contemporary gangs. -- Robert Merton,Columbia University
      Yablonsky writes in an exceptionally readable idiom, frequently introducing autobiographical excerpts from his extensive files of working with gangs. * Choice *
      Part memoir, part sociology, Yablonsky's story hooks readers from the start. * Booklist *

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