| Description |
xiv, 315 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-306) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Detroit revisited, revisionist history -- Renewal, relocation, and riot -- Called by a holy name -- Families and fortunes, spots and homes -- The thickness of blood -- Playgrounds and punishment -- Across the street -- Neighborhood watching -- Of hot dogs and heroin -- Being seen. |
| Summary |
In prose that is equally eloquent and enlightening, Luke Bergmann brings to surface the lives of two young men living in a place that is regarded by too many people as a forgotten city. Getting Ghost makes a profound intellectual statement?that one must account for the specificity of place, family and social relations, individual agency, and economy in order to understand the lifeworlds of young men who live in disadvantage while striving to take control of their lives. |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquents -- Michigan -- Detroit.
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Drug dealers -- Michigan -- Detroit.
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African Americans -- Michigan -- Detroit.
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Detroit (Mich.) -- Race relations.
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| ISBN |
9781595581396 hardcover |
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1595581391 hardcover |
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