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    The Vice Lords Warriors of the Streets

    Rare USA small secondhand book in good condition - cultural anthropology case studies about the legendary street gang. This is 1978 edition with different cover and an extra bonus chapter!

    Keiser lived with the Vice Lord gang on Chicago's south side as a participant observeror in one of anthropology's first venture's into urban anthropology. He details daily life and the gang's mores with empathy, and his interpretations of their culture contributed to the field of Black anthropology.

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