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A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis.

By: Series: Globalization and community series ; v. 14Publication details: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.Description: xxxii, 198 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780816650668 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 9780816650675 (pb : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.106/6 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6437 .H34 2008
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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-179) and index.

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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