A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis.
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TextSeries: Globalization and community ; v. 14.Publication details: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2008.Description: xxxii, 198 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780816650668 (hc : alk. paper) :
- 0816650667 (hc : alk. paper) :
- 9780816650675 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0816650675 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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- HV 6437 .H34 2008
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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.
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