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Hagedorn John <1947-> |
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Titolo |
A world of gangs [[electronic resource] ] : armed young men and gangsta culture / / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis |
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Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Collana |
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Globalization and community ; ; v. 14 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Globalizing gangs -- 2. Race, space, and the power of identity. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Street gangs mirror the inhuman ambitions and greed of society's trendsetters and deities even as they fight to the death over scraps from the table of the international drug trade. But John Hagedorn, characteristically, also finds hope in the contradictory values of outlaw youth-selflessness, solidarity, and love amid cupidity and directionless rage-and he maintains the hope that a culture of resistance will ultimately prevail over the forces of self-destruction. Whether one shares his optimism or not, he makes a compelling case that the future of the world will be determined on the |
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