{"product_id":"the-bandana-republic-9781593761943","title":"The Bandana Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis collection of writings on and by members of urban youth gangs gives voice to an American subculture far richer and more complex than the headlines indicate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrban youth gangs are typically viewed as no more than training grounds for thugs and felons. This breakthrough anthology presents a far different picture, revealing present and former gang members' and street activists' artistic impulses, emotional sensitivities, political beliefs, and capacities to assess the social conditions that created them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bandana Republic\u003c\/i\u003e contains powerful writing: fiction and essays, poetry, and polemics written by adolescents from gangs like the Crips and Bloods and the Mexican Mafia. There's also creative work by ex-gangbangers who have become activists, artists, musicians, and movie stars. J. Sheeler's \"Seven Immortals\" finds grim poetry in a young girl's gang initiation. Jaha Zainabu's \"The Jungle (Blood Territory)\" is a lacerating portrait of an LA Blood. Commander's \"The Brothas Gunnin'\" piercingly profiles a neighborhood--and a world--under siege.","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62276132274563,"sku":"9781593761943","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9781593761943.jpg?v=1785540553","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/the-bandana-republic-9781593761943","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}