| Youth Gangs, Racism, and Schooling: Vietnamese American Youth in a Postcolonial Context 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Lam, Kevin D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137475587 ISBN-13: 9781137475589 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - School Safety - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs |
| Dewey: 364.106 |
| LCCN: 2015010479 |
| Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 187 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the American Educational Studies Association 2016 Critics' Choice Book Award Youth Gangs, Racism, and Schooling examines the formation of Vietnamese American youth gangs in Southern California. Lam addresses the particularities of racism, violence, and schooling in an era of anti-youth legislation and frames gang members as post-colonial subjects, offering an alternative analysis toward humanization and decolonization. |