The Bandana Republic: A Literary Anthology by Gang Members and Their Affiliates

by Bruce George and Louis Reyes Rivera

Book Overview

Urban youth gangs are typically viewed as no more than training grounds for thugs and felons. This breakthrough anthology presents a far different picture, revealing present and former gang members' and street activists' artistic impulses, emotional sensitivities, political beliefs, and capacities to assess the social conditions that created them. The Bandana Republic contains powerful writing: fiction and essays, poetry, and polemics written by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593761945
• ISBN13: 9781593761943
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Catapult
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"