A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture /
Hagedorn, John, 1947-
A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2008. - xxxii, 198 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Globalization and community series ; v. 14 . - Globalization and community ; v. 14. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-179) and index.
Reading John Hagedorn / Mike Davis -- Introduction. Why are gangs everywhere? -- 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.
9780816650668 (hc : alk. paper) : $24.95 0816650667 (hc : alk. paper) : $24.95 9780816650675 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0816650675 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008000082
GBA857585 bnb
014590433 Uk
Gangs.
HV 6437 / .H34 2008
364.106/6
A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2008. - xxxii, 198 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Globalization and community series ; v. 14 . - Globalization and community ; v. 14. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-179) and index.
Reading John Hagedorn / Mike Davis -- Introduction. Why are gangs everywhere? -- 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.
9780816650668 (hc : alk. paper) : $24.95 0816650667 (hc : alk. paper) : $24.95 9780816650675 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0816650675 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008000082
GBA857585 bnb
014590433 Uk
Gangs.
HV 6437 / .H34 2008
364.106/6