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A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture
- Title
- A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis.
- Author
- Hagedorn, John, 1947-
- Publication
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2008.
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Details
- Description
- xxxii, 198 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Globalization and community series ; v. 14
- Uniform Title
- Globalization and community ; v. 14.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-179) and index.
- Contents
- Ghetto, favela, and township : the worlds gangs live in -- Street institutions : why some gangs won't go away -- The problem with definitions : the questionable uniqueness of gangs -- From Chicago to Mumbai : touring the world of gangs -- No way out : demoralization, racism, and resistance identity -- A tale of two gangs : the Hamburgs and the Conservative Vice Lords -- Reconsidering culture : race, rap, and resistance -- Street wars : hip-hop and the rise of gangsta culture -- Contested cities : gentrification and the ghetto -- Conclusion : a rose in the cracks of concrete.
- Call Number
- Sc E 08-762
- ISBN
- 9780816650668 (hc : alk. paper)
- 0816650667 (hc : alk. paper)
- 9780816650675 (pb : alk. paper)
- 0816650675 (pb : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008000082
- OCLC
- 191023943
- Author
- Hagedorn, John, 1947-
- Title
- A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis.
- Imprint
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2008.
- Series
- Globalization and community series ; v. 14Globalization and community ; v. 14.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-179) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 08-762