About this title: This sociological study of the lives of gang members in Boston's North End was based on William F. Whyte's doctoral thesis at the University of Chicago. Since its publication in 1943, it has been a perennial seller and a much-assigned classroom text.
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Edition: 3rd Rev and Expanded ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780226895437ISBN:0226895432
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 386 p. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chicago, Chicago
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780226895390ISBN:0226895394
Description: Fair/Wraps. -Trade paperback, good condition, w. ltly tanned, ltly rubbed wraps, some lt marks, sme lt soil. Sm chips at sp ends, sp crease. Ltly bumped corners. Tanned p. edges, sme tanning pages. Inside sp split. Unmarked. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Ninth Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good. No Jacket. Good. No Jacket 8vo. 364pp. Has wear. Cocked. Covers rubbed and soiled. Spine creased. Owner's name penned on FFE. Pen notations and Hightlighting to Text. Pen/Pencil notations to text. Reading/Reference copy. Lang: English. Vols: 1, Wt: 2lbs. read more
Edition: Second edition. Tenth impression.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago]
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Standard used condition. Only markings are price in pencil and a few sums in pen on first page. A good reading copy. 364 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. Binding is tight and square. Ex-library book with usual markings or attachments. Text is clean and bright. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY mail for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: Twelfth Impression
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Pr
Date Published: 1969
Description: Fair. Cover has bumping, marks, edgewear-Yelloiwng-Marks on edge-Bumped / dogeared pgs-Few marks-Underlining, writing, brackets etc. -Price stamp on FFEP-Binding glue slightly visible at FPD/RPD. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1955-01-01
ISBN-13:9780226895390ISBN:0226895394
Description: Good. Univ of Chicago Press [Published date: 1955]. Soft cover, 364 pp. 13th Impression, 1970. Good/ NO dust jacket. Pictorial soft covers have a few small tears and light creasing along the edges and corners. Moderate overall rubbing and scratching and light soiling an spotting. Binding tight. Pages slightly yellowed with age but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1993-06-01
ISBN-13:9780226895451ISBN:0226895459
Description: Very Good. Tight, bright and shiny, uncreased spine, light shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, slight cover curl, tiny spots on page edges, a great copy for a class. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780226895437ISBN:0226895432
Description: Very Good. 1981 softcover, 3rd ed, revised&expanded, text clean, no marks, covers glossy, bright, clean, minor corner wear, binding square and tight, very reliable shipper(shelf#28) read more
Description: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1970; Very Good; no d/j; The study of a slum society which has become a sociological classic. read more
"One of the most interesting pieces of sociology ever written. A beautiful ethnography of Italian street gangs in North Boston. Incredibly insightful."
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