A world of gangs
Subtitle: armed young men and gangsta culture
By: John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis.
Series: Globalization and community series -- v. 14
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780816650668; 9780816650675
Subjects: Gangs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ghetto, favela, and township : the worlds gangs live in; title: Street institutions : why some gangs won't go away; title: The problem with definitions : the questionable uniqueness of gangs; title: From Chicago to Mumbai : touring the world of gangs; title: No way out : demoralization, racism, and resistance identity; title: A tale of two gangs : the Hamburgs and the Conservative Vice Lords; title: Reconsidering culture : race, rap, and resistance; title: Street wars : hip hop and the rise of gangsta culture; title: Contested cities : gentrification and the ghetto; title: Conclusion : a rose in the cracks of concrete.