Homies and Hermanos
Title | Homies and Hermanos PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Brenneman |
Publisher | OUP USA |
Total Pages | 309 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199753849 |
Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it.
Barking to the Choir
Title | Barking to the Choir PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory Boyle |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2017-11-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1476726159 |
A Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries traces his experiences of working with gangs in Los Angeles for three decades, sharing what his efforts have taught him about faith, compassion, and the enduring power of radical kinship.
The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War
Title | The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War PDF eBook |
Author | Gustavo Morello |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 241 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 019023427X |
Drawing on interviews with victims of forced disappearance, documents from the state and the Church, as well as field work and participant observation, The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War explores how the Argentine government deployed the legitimating discourse of Catholicism to justify terrorism in the case of La Salette missionaries. It examines how the official Catholic hierarchy rationalized their silence, and how the victims understood their Catholic faith in such a context --
Adiós Niño
Title | Adiós Niño PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah T. Levenson |
Publisher | Duke University Press |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 2013-04-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0822353156 |
This ethnohistory examines how the Guatemalan gangs that emerged from the country's strong populist movement in the 1980s had become perpetrators of nihilist violence by the early 2000s.
Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit
Title | Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Garrard-Burnett |
Publisher | Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 2010-01-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195379640 |
Under the leadership of General Efrain Rios Montt, tens of thousands of people perished in what is now known as la violencia, or 'the Mayan holocaust'. This book views the Rios Montt era through the lens of history.
Homies and Hermanos
Title | Homies and Hermanos PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Brenneman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 368 |
Release | 2011-11-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0199912491 |
Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it.
Gangsters Without Borders
Title | Gangsters Without Borders PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas W. Ward |
Publisher | Issues of Globalization: Case |
Total Pages | 230 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780199859061 |
Based on author T.W. Ward's eight and a half years in Los Angeles conducting participant observation with MS-13, Gangsters Without Borders: An Ethnography of a Salvadoran Street Gang takes an inside look at gang life in the United States and in a global context. Taking us through their journey from their homeland in El Salvador to the mean streets of Los Angeles, Gangsters Without Borders offers a perspective from the point of view of the hard-core members who live this hard, fast, and dangerous life. A powerful and engaging overview of gang dynamics, Gangsters Without Borders contextualizes the sources and severity of the marginalization felt by Salvadoran immigrants and debunks myths about street gangs in the United States. This account of gangster's lives before, during, and after their involvement with the gang, delivers an intimate and analytical portrait unlike any other.