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Bomb the Suburbs
by William Upski Wimsatt
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Soft Skull Press (2001-02-22)
ISBN: 1887128964
EAN: 9781887128964
Dewey Decimal #: 370
Paperback: 174 pages
Edition: 3
SKU: 080528430
Condition: Fine
Comments: 1887128964 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Customer Reviews
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Please read this book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-10-05
This book gives the reader an inside view of the Chicago graffiti culture. As a child from rural America, I had no exposure to this art form or the motivating forces behind the hip hop culture. Now I'm finding I can't get enough of it, and even I can relate. Upski is an excellent writer who breaks it down for you in the simplest of terms. Reading this book, you feel like you're having a dialogue with an experienced teacher who is humble, yet blunt. In his second book "No More Prisons", Upski shares some refreshing views on social change, I recommend this book as well.
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Thumbs Up for "Upski"
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-12-15
I have to admit that when I first picked this book up at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco I was totally freaked out by the title and cover...Now, what's that old cliche....Right?. This book should be required reading for all high schoolers across the country because it speaks the language for today's student.
I wish more people could read this book because people could realize how to utilize hip-hop and youth mobilization as a tools to help solve the issues that are occurring throughout the U.S. today.
Upski grew up in one of my most favorite neighborhoods in the world, Hyde Park, which is located in the South Side of Chicago. You can tell that the neighborhood had a big influence upon him because he understands the benefits of surrounding yourself with other cultures. After reading his calls-to-action, I was inspired to start an AAU Program in the ABLA Homes on the West Side of Chicago in order to utilize athletics as a tool to attract inner city youth to community center programs. This book also started me on my path to explore the revitalization of public places in inner cities.
Check it out...Implement change in your neighborhood now.
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not really a book
Rating  (3)
Date: 2006-03-07
4 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
When I picked up this book I was expecting an in depth study on race relations and the segregation that exists in our cities. I was expecting some discussion about the suburbs being for whites only and the ghetto being for blacks only. What I got was a collection of articles and interviews piled together with no main purpose. The 2 or 3 articles about race are very good and very observant. However, the rest of the book seems to be a collection of stories about Upski. He talks a lot about graffiti(and how down he is), but has no argument as to why it is good or bad. This book is worth getting only because of a few articles, besides that it's mainly Upski talking about how cool he is.
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white guilt gone wild
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-10-22
6 out of 19 customers found this reveiw helpful
hip hop is a cult. if you're not a practicing member of this cult then you probably won't enjoy this book. if you're not from chicago then you'll probably enjoy it even less. it's very local. i like Upski (he uses his brain!), but this book just wasn't that good. i didn't like the part about bombing the rich suburban areas. i think there should be a place where people can expect to elevate to without being forced to be bombarded with graffiti. graffiti is for cities. it looks stupid and out of place in the suburbs. just cuz Upski likes the cities and loathes the suburbs does not mean everybody else shares that view. people are presently free to live wherever they want (if they can afford it) and if they want to move away from the ghetto they shouldn't be bullied into having the ghetto brought to them.
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Should be Required Reading
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-09-30
0 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is one of the greatest books I've ever read exploring the ideas of race and identity. Upski says things other have been afraid to. The book should be required reading for introductory English and Sociology courses at universities.
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