| Hearts & Hands: Creating Community in Violent Times Contributor(s): Rodriguez, Luis J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609805534 ISBN-13: 9781609805531 Publisher: Seven Stories Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 362.745 |
| LCCN: 2013050805 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hearts and Hands focuses on healing through community building. Empowered by thirty years of experience with gangs in Los Angeles and Chicago, Rodríguez offers a unique book of change. He makes concrete suggestions, shows how we can create nonviolent opportunities for youth today, and redirects kids into productive and satisfying lives. And he warns that we sacrifice community values for material gain when we incarcerate or marginalize people already on the edge of society. His drive to dissolve gang influence on kids is as personal as it is societal; his son, to whom he dedicates Hearts and Hands, served more than a decade in prison for gang-related activity. With anecdotes, interviews, and time-tested guidelines, Hearts and Hands makes a powerful argument for building and supporting community life. |