Mean Streets focuses on the streets; parks; schools; and commercial venues of Chicago from the era of the 1919 race riot to the civil rights battles of the 1960s to cast a new light on street gangs and to place youths at the center of the twentieth-century American experience. Andrew J. Diamond breaks new ground by showing that teens and young adults stood at the vanguard of grassroots mobilizations in working-class Chicago; playing key roles in the formation of racial identities as they defended neighborhood boundaries. Drawing from a wide range of sources to capture the experiences of young Mexicans; Puerto Ricans; African Americans; Italians; Poles; and others in the multiracial city; Diamond argues that Chicago youths gained a sense of themselves in opposition to others.
#388202 in Books Richard Fletcher 2006-05-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .59 x 6.00l; .78 #File Name: 0520248406206 pagesMoorish Spain
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jennifer Cardinalemy favorite book about spain and this time period. love love love0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. with a great eye for detailBy Nathan OliverWell written; with a great eye for detail. Only complaint was that is too short.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Informative and interestingBy Larry N. StoutI can't compare this book with other treatments of the Muslims in Spain; because it's the only one I've read. Being both compact and comprehensive; it can be very dense in places; nevertheless; it is both enlightening and readable. The book served to considerably augment my avocational; patchwork grasp of world history; and I enjoyed it. It should appeal to a wide audience.
