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Gangs and Crime: Explanations and Interventions presents readers with a curated collection of readings that explore various issues, challenges, and proposed solutions related to street gangs in the United States. The book is organized into two distinct units, which focus on the history and causes of gangs and societal responses to gangs, respectively. Opening chapters describe the historical emergence of early gangs, the definitions and typologies that challenge our understanding of these groups, the dynamics of gang violence, and the personal experiences of youth within the gang ecosystem....

Selected Short Works by Klaus Mann makes available for the first time a number of pieces by the author of Mephisto and The Turning Point. Klaus Mann (1906 1949) was an early opponent of Nazism, an emigre to the United States who enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight the German fascists, and the eldest son of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann. The works in this collection include brand new translations of a novella about the final days of Ludwig II (Bavaria s Mad King Ludwig) and an essay challenging the homophobic maneuvers of certain enemies of German fascism. In addition,...