THE STORY OF A YOUNG SOCIOLOGIST who embedded himself in a Chicago crack-dealing gang, first told in Freakonomics,captured the world's attention. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh gained entrde into the gang and went on to witness--and some-times participate in--the sorts of events that have rarely been described in print.

Foreword by Stephen J. Dubner

Preface

ONE  How Does It Feel to Be Black and Poor?

TWO  First Days on Federal Street

THREE Someone to Watch Over Me

FOUR Gang Leader for a Day

FIVE Ms. Bailey's Neighborhood

SIX  The Hustler and the Hustled

SEVEN Black and Blue

EIGHT The Stay- Together Gang

Author's Note

Acknowledgments

Index