| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 198 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Globalization and community series ; v. 14 |
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Globalization and community ; v. 14.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
John Hagedorn explores the international proliferation of the urban gang as a consequence of the ravages of globalization. Looking closely at gang formation in Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, and Capetown he discovers that gangs have institutionalized as a strategy to confront a hopeless cycle of poverty, racism, and oppression and provides vital insights into the ideology and persistence of gangs around the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-179) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Gangs.
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TRUE CRIME -- Organized Crime.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Gangs
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816656646 |
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0816656649 |
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9780816650668 |
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0816650667 |
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9780816650675 |
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0816650675 |
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