{"product_id":"bomb-the-suburbs-graffiti-race-freight-hopping-and-the-search-for-hip-hops-moral-center-9781933368559","title":"Bomb the Suburbs: Graffiti, Race, Freight-Hopping and the Search for Hip-Hop's Moral Center","description":"\u003cb\u003eShould graffiti writers organize to tear up the cities, or should they really be bombing the 'burbs? That's the question posed by William Upski Wimsatt in his seminal foray into the world of hip-hop, rap, and street art, and the culture and politics that surround it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking on a broad range of topics, including suburban sprawl, racial identity, and youth activism, Wimsatt (a graffiti artist himself) uses a kaleidoscopic approach that combines stories, cartoons, interviews, disses, parodies, and original research to challenge the suburban mindset wherever it's found: suburbs and corporate headquarters, inner cities and housing projects, even in hip-hop itself. Funny, provocative, and painfully honest, \u003ci\u003eBomb the Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e encourages readers to expand their social boundaries and explore the vibrant, chaotic world that exists beyond their comfort zones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933368559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.80w x 0.44d","brand":"William Upski Wimsatt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43896999477429,"sku":"9781933368559","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b7795287-ada0-4b47-9705-398a6cca625e.jpg?v=1712632988","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bomb-the-suburbs-graffiti-race-freight-hopping-and-the-search-for-hip-hops-moral-center-9781933368559","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}