La corruzione, la violenza e l'omertà che si nascondono dietro l'amicizia cementata dalle onde: tra cartelli della droga, suprematisti bianchi e costruttori senza scrupoli Don Winslow racconta la faccia oscura del surf e della California del Sud.
Un grande romanzo che racconta la nascita della radio, del cinema, di Broadway, della pubblicità, dei grattacieli, delle macchine - e soprattutto la nascita di un grande amore, quello fra Christmas e Ruth, e la tenacia di un sogno, che forse può trionfare sulla realtà.
"The value of this extraordinary book . . . is that it offers bold and fresh thinking on a subject that desperately needs it. . . .It helps demystify gangs, presenting them as human organizations with human members, not as evil or pitiful creatures to be either despised or patronized."--Leonard Bushkoff, Christian Science Monitor "Islands in the Street is more than a lively, descriptive report. It is also a highly polished sociological analysis and interpretive story of why youngsters join gangs, why gangs accept them, how gangs are organized, and how they relate to the community, law enforcement, and the media."--Jerome H. Skolnick, The American Prospect "Specialists in juvenile delinquency, juvenile and criminal justice, and the several disciplines that study these topics will certainly welcome the publication of Islands in the Street. The data and interpretations are likely to be controversial."--James Short, Past President, American Sociological Association "Vivid, lively, and yet theoretically informed, a triumph of patient and sustained fieldwork. . . . Jankowski presents the gang and its members not as pathological departures from social norms, but as shrewd and resourceful ...
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