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Autore |
Hagedorn John <1947-> |
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Titolo |
A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture / / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis |
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Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , [2008] |
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©2008 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxxii, 198 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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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 (pages 145-179) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Why are gangs everywhere? -- I. Globalizing gangs -- 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 -- II. Race, space, and the power of identity -- 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 -- A rose in the cracks of concrete. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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