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While gangs and gang culture have been around for countless centuries, The Gang is one of the first academic studies of the phenomenon. Originally published in 1927, Frederic Milton Thrasher's magnum opus offers a profound and careful analysis of hundreds of gangs in Chicago in the early part of the twentieth century. With rich prose and an eye for detail, Thrasher looked specifically at the way in which urban geography shaped gangs and posited the thesis that neighborhoods in flux were more likely to produce gangs. Moreover, he traced gang culture back to feudal and medieval power systems...

Desde el retorno a la democracia Santiago se convirtió en uno de los escenarios relevantes del cambio social como efecto de las políticas de apertura económica de una ciudad global a escala local, pasando de ser el “Santiago antiguo” antes del terremoto de 1985 a la zona de Renovación Urbana de principios del siglo XXI. En ese contexto surgen nuevas formas de habitar la ciudad que rompen los antiguos paradigmas de condición social de las antiguas generaciones de santiaguinos. Los nuevos productos habitacionales transforman la antigua imagen del “sueño de la casa propia” a la del ...

This book brings together several favourite tales from Native American tribes across the United States. From heartwarming coming of age tales to warning tales of supernatural power, the stories told in this volume bring to life the culture of America's first peoples. Recounted from oral traditions by a variety of anthropologists, the customs and ways of life of the diverse peoples blur the boundaries between myths and reality and remind us of a time when nature held exceptional power and those who forsook it were regarded as fools.

Un viaje por la historia del nordeste brasileño, un pueblo increíble con una cultura increible y que muestra las cualidades de pueblo.