TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hagedorn,John
TI  - A world of gangs: armed young men and gangsta culture 
T2  - Globalization and community series
SN  - 9780816650668 (hc : alk. paper) :
AV  - HV 6437 .H34 2008
U1  - 364.106/6 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - University of Minnesota Press
KW  - Gangs
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0904/2008000082.html
ER  -