Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City Summary and Reviews

Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City
by Elijah Anderson

Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City
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Author: Elijah Anderson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09
ISBN: 0393320782
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.

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Book Review: An Interesting and Realistic Book
Summary: 5 Stars

I'm not normally a fan of nonfiction but I really couldn't put this book down! Every section was authentic and interesting. It is another world.

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