出版社: Penguin Press
副标题: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
出版年: 2008-1-10
页数: 320
定价: USD 25.95
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781594201509
内容简介 · · · · · ·
First introduced in Freakonomics , here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh, the sociology grad student who infiltrated one of Chicago's most notorious gangs
The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics . Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating fu...
First introduced in Freakonomics , here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh, the sociology grad student who infiltrated one of Chicago's most notorious gangs
The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics . Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entrŽe into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment.
When Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago's most notorious housing projects, he was looking for people to take a multiple-choice survey on urban poverty. A first-year grad student hoping to impress his professors with his boldness, he never imagined that as a result of the assignment he would befriend a gang leader named JT and spend the better part of a decade inside the projects under JT's protection, documenting what he saw there.
Over the next seven years, Venkatesh got to know the neighborhood dealers, crackheads, squatters, prostitutes, pimps, activists, cops, organizers, and officials. From his privileged position of unprecedented access, he observed JT and the rest of the gang as they operated their crack-selling business, conducted PR within their community, and rose up or fell within the ranks of the gang's complex organizational structure.
In Hollywood-speak, Gang Leader for a Day is The Wire meets Harvard University. It's a brazen, page turning, and fundamentally honest view into the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, often corrupt struggle to survive in what is tantamount to an urban war zone. It is also the story of a complicated friendship between Sudhir and JT-two young and ambitious men a universe apart.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Sudhir Venkatesh is William B. Ransford Professor of Sociology, and the Committee on Global Thought, at Columbia University in the City of New York.
His most recent book is Gang Leader for a Day (Penguin Press). Gang Leader received a Best Book award from The Economist, and is currently being translated into Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, Italian, Polish, French and Portugu...
Sudhir Venkatesh is William B. Ransford Professor of Sociology, and the Committee on Global Thought, at Columbia University in the City of New York.
His most recent book is Gang Leader for a Day (Penguin Press). Gang Leader received a Best Book award from The Economist, and is currently being translated into Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, Italian, Polish, French and Portuguese. His previous work, Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor (Harvard University Press, 2006) about illegal economies in Chicago, received a Best Book Award from Slate.com (2006) as well as the C. Wright Mills Award (2007). His first book, American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto (2000) explored life in Chicago public housing.
Venkatesh’ editorial writings have appeared in The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post. He writes for Slate.com, and his stories have appeared in This American Life, WIRED, and on National Public Radio. His next book, under contract with Penguin Press, will focus on the role of black market economies—from sex work and drug trafficking to day care and entertainment—in the revitalization of New York since 1999.
Venkatesh is completing an ethnographic study of policing in the Department of Justice, where he served as a Senior Research Advisor from 2010-2011.
Venkatesh’s first documentary film, Dislocation, followed families as they relocated from condemned public housing developments. The documentary aired on PBS in 2005. He directed and produced a three-part award winning documentary on the history of public housing for public radio. And, he recently completed At the Top of My Voice, a documentary film on a scholar and artist who return to the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia to promote democracy and safeguard human rights.
Venkatesh received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. He was a Junior Fellow at the Society of Fellows, Harvard University from 1996-1999, and an NSF CAREER award recipient in 2000. He holds a visiting appointment in Columbia University’s Law School and he is a voting member of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies.
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1 有用 LOST 2016-07-07 03:25:24
作者‘好奇心惊人,胆识过人’,23岁的毛头小子独闯虎穴,后来竟然弄巧成拙地写成了这部书
0 有用 驹鸣 2019-09-05 17:22:12
权当文学作品读了
0 有用 Vocarious 2012-06-09 21:05:08
the story itself is amazing for sure. But what earn it the fifth star is the nostalgia and emotional link at the end. I don't know if that's good for research, but I am more than moved by these
1 有用 边豆静嘉 2010-07-19 12:32:06
在网上看到有节目采访他关于这本书的情况,作者的一举一动好腼腆阿,呵呵。很不错的一本书!对了解美国黑帮的运作!
0 有用 BobbyQian 2013-04-18 20:42:54
读完最大的感触是在黑帮介入管理的社区的系统里,每个人的各司其职与见缝插针显得如此精巧。作者的感情太充沛了,废话很多。英文很简单,权当练阅读。
0 有用 打工~ 2022-10-16 02:57:48 上海
芝加哥黑帮
0 有用 小安 2022-09-19 00:12:40
军训期间看完的!真的超级超级喜欢!不过刚开始也显得太懵懂了吧,真的会有这么呆的芝大社会学博士吗哈哈
0 有用 欸弗里德里奇 2022-04-14 04:06:09
英文版又读了一遍,从原来的文本中其实更能感受到当一整套与我们熟知的道德规则呈现在面前时的震撼。我们时常混淆知识与经验的范畴。知识无法代替经验,而仅凭经验也无法成为知识。当作者将社区中的道德准则,与共识中的道德准则之间的冲突展现在读者面前,或是经验材料中时,是否将这一问题悬置影响着研究的进行。当我们面对结构性的不义和不公正时,这种无力感简直一模一样。我能够从这本书里得到更多的体会,而不仅仅是贫困、地... 英文版又读了一遍,从原来的文本中其实更能感受到当一整套与我们熟知的道德规则呈现在面前时的震撼。我们时常混淆知识与经验的范畴。知识无法代替经验,而仅凭经验也无法成为知识。当作者将社区中的道德准则,与共识中的道德准则之间的冲突展现在读者面前,或是经验材料中时,是否将这一问题悬置影响着研究的进行。当我们面对结构性的不义和不公正时,这种无力感简直一模一样。我能够从这本书里得到更多的体会,而不仅仅是贫困、地下经济和道德标准的冲突。正如中国部分人正在经历的生活一样,他们遭遇着结构性的不公,但“聪明的人”会选择耸耸肩、接受命运,逆来顺受地活下去,并进一步地在本来不利于自身地社会结构中,通过一些取巧,来为自己牟利。 (展开)
1 有用 りんご 2022-04-12 17:48:35
跟在芝加哥黑帮大佬屁股后面做研究的流水账。作者真的naive,大家好像在babysitting「你不能去这里不能去那里不然我没法保护你!」不过看到最后一章J.T.「He's with me」那几句话还是有被感动:(
0 有用 超濕貓咪 2021-10-22 10:56:26
有点散乱,更像是流水账记录,但是仍然是精彩的。(spy)fly on the wall的观察记录 挺有意思的 最开始是freakanomics里面讲到他