- Barrik Van Winkle
Barrik Van Winkle is an American linguistic and legal
anthropologist who has done research on the language and culture of the Washoe Nation and ongang violence in theU.S. He received a B.A. from the
University of Chicago , where he studied withRaymond D. Fogelson , and an M.A. from the University of Nevada, where he studied with Warren D'Azevedo and William Jacobsen.His publications include Scott H. Decker and Barrik Van Winkle, "Life in the Gang: Families, Friends, and Violence" (
Cambridge University Press , 1996), which won an Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Science. His articles on the Washoe are published in "Social Analysis", "Cultural Anthropology", and "New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations".References
Sergei Kan and Pauline Turner Strong, eds. (2006) "New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations." University of Nebraska Press.
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