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Walking the streets of one of Chicago's most violent neighborhoods - where the local gang has been active for more than fifty years the author talks with people whose lives are irrecoverably damaged, seeking to understand how they cope and how they can be helped.

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"Renegade Dreams is a tour de force-extremely well written and engaging, and replete with original insights. Once I began reading Ralph's book I had a difficult time putting it down. His field research is fascinating. And his explicit discussion of the interconnections of inner-city injury with government and community institutions, as well as how it is related to historical and social processes, is a major contribution." (William Julius Wilson, author of The Truly Disadvantaged)"

Renegade Dreams

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/15/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226032719, 978-0226032719
      ISBN10: 022603271X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Walking the streets of one of Chicago's most violent neighborhoods - where the local gang has been active for more than fifty years the author talks with people whose lives are irrecoverably damaged, seeking to understand how they cope and how they can be helped.

      Trade Review
      "Renegade Dreams is a tour de force-extremely well written and engaging, and replete with original insights. Once I began reading Ralph's book I had a difficult time putting it down. His field research is fascinating. And his explicit discussion of the interconnections of inner-city injury with government and community institutions, as well as how it is related to historical and social processes, is a major contribution." (William Julius Wilson, author of The Truly Disadvantaged)"

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