Maximum security : the culture of violence in inner-city schools / John Devine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Devine, John (John Francis)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School violence--United States.

School violence.

Urban schools--United States--Sociological aspects.

Urban schools.

Educational anthropology--United States.

Educational anthropology.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Summary:

"An insider's look at the reality of our urban schools and the challenge reforming them represents to all of us". -- Governor Mario M. Cuomo

"Although Devine focuses on academic anthropology rather than provide an anecdotal account of his and his students' fieldwork, the primary material still dominates much of the book -- it's just too lively, too hot, too interesting to be overshadowed by the scholarly superstructure". -- Publishers Weekly

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index.

ISBN:

0226143864

0226143872

OCLC:

34745900