Homies and Hermanos

Homies and Hermanos
Author :
Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 309
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780199753840
ISBN-13 : 0199753849
Rating : 4/5 (849 Downloads)
DOWNLOAD EBOOK
Book Synopsis Homies and Hermanos by : Robert Brenneman

Download or read book Homies and Hermanos written by Robert Brenneman and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


Homies and Hermanos Related Books

Homies and Hermanos
Language: en
Pages: 309

Homies and Hermanos

Authors: Robert Brenneman
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: OUP USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 lo
Adiós Niño
Language: en
Pages: 196

Adiós Niño

Authors: Deborah T. Levenson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-09 - Publisher: Duke University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Adiós Niño: The Gangs of Guatemala City and the Politics of Death, Deborah T. Levenson examines transformations in the Guatemalan gangs called Maras from t
Barking to the Choir
Language: en
Pages: 224

Barking to the Choir

Authors: Greg Boyle
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-14 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 t
The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War
Language: en
Pages: 241

The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War

Authors: Gustavo Morello SJ
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-01 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

On August 3rd, 1976, in Córdoba, Argentina's second largest city, Fr. James Week and five seminarians from the Missionaries of La Salette were kidnapped. A mob
Homies and Hermanos
Language: en
Pages: 368

Homies and Hermanos

Authors: Robert Brenneman
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-28 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 lo