Hearts and Hands: Creating Community in Violent Times

by Luis J. Rodríguez

Book Overview

Empowered by his own experiences as a peacemaker with gangs in Los Angeles and Chicago, Rodriguez offers us a unique book, one that speaks of change and progress not from a legislative floor or an ivory tower, but from the trenches, where the laws of the gang rule the community. Through anecdote, interview, quotes fro Lao Tzu, Joseph Campbell and Plato, as well as time-tested guidelines, this book makes a powerful argument for building and supporting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583225641
• ISBN13: 9781583225646
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

This is a must read for youth workers who get (or need to get) the political and social justice context of their field. It was written by someone in the trenches and not the ivory tower of foundations, university or some nonprofits. It is well written and thought provoking.