{"product_id":"the-hip-hop-generation-fights-back-youth-activism-and-post-civil-rights-politics-9780814717172","title":"The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back: Youth, Activism and Post-Civil Rights Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom youth violence, to the impact of high stakes educational testing, to editorial hand wringing over the moral failures of\u003cbr\u003ehip-hop culture, young people of color are often portrayed as gang affiliated, \"troubled,\" and ultimately, dangerous. \u003ci\u003eThe Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back\u003c\/i\u003e examines how youth activism has emerged to address the persistent inequalities that affect urban youth of color. Andreana Clay provides a detailed account of the strategies that youth activists use to frame their social justice agendas and organize in their local communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on two years of fieldwork with youth affiliated with two non-profit organizations in Oakland, California, \u003ci\u003eThe Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back \u003c\/i\u003eshows how youth integrate the history of social movement activism of the 1960s, popular culture strategies like hip-hop and spoken word, as well as their experiences in the contemporary urban landscape, to mobilize their peers. Ultimately, Clay's comparison of the two youth organizations and their participants expands our understandings of youth culture, social movements, popular culture, and race and ethnic relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreana Clay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814717172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClay, Andreana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAndreana Clay\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at San Francisco State University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183692394611,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_92881ad8-5fd5-45ab-a889-cbcaa29d4593.jpg?v=1655557803","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-hip-hop-generation-fights-back-youth-activism-and-post-civil-rights-politics-9780814717172","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}