Street Wars; Gangs and The Future of Violence

New York: The New Press, 2004. First American Edition. Octavo. 20.5cm. Publisher's blue paper spine, titled in gilt, over orange paper covered boards. Dustjacket. 430pp. Some scuffing and bumping to spine ends and corners, with some dampstaining and discoloration to the foot of the spine; internally clean, signed by the author to the title page; slight lean. A very good copy with some cosmetic wear.

The result of Tom Hayden's ten years of public work and activism related to gang violence, and an indictment of the law and order related policies that have resulted in the creation of an underclass for whom gangs and a criminal lifestyle are the (truncated) only community they feel equipped to participate in. (Inventory #: 85255)