{"product_id":"before-crips-john-c-quicker-9781439921982","title":"Before Crips: Fussin', Cussin', and Discussin' among South Los Angeles Juvenile Gangs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book opens the door on the missing record of South Los Angeles juvenile gangs. It is the result of the unique friendship that developed between John Quicker and Akil Batani-Khalfani, aka Bird, who collaborated to show how structural marginality transformed hang-out street groups of non-White juveniles into gangs, paving the way for the rise of the infamous Crips and Bloods. \u003ci\u003eBefore Crips \u003c\/i\u003euses a macro historical analysis to sort through political and economic factors to explain the nature of gang creation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors mine a critical archive, using direct interviews with original gang members as well as theory and literature reviews, to contextualize gang life and gang formation. They discuss (and fuss and cuss about) topics ranging from the criminal economy and conceptions of masculinity to racial and gendered politics and views of violence. Their insider\/outsider approach not only illuminates gang values and organization, but what they did and why, and how they grew in a backdrop of inequality and police brutality that came to a head with the 1965 Watts Rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding an essential understanding of early South Los Angeles gang life, \u003ci\u003eBefore Crips \u003c\/i\u003eexplains what has remained constant, what has changed, and the roots of the violence that continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John C. Quicker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439921989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439921982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023","brand":"John C. Quicker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066175942911,"sku":"9781439921982","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26aae697-916c-4de0-b4cd-253c04a427e2.jpg?v=1685405739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-crips-john-c-quicker-9781439921982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}