02442nam 2200601 a 450 991045445000332120200520144314.00-8166-5664-9(CKB)1000000000536007(EBL)349976(OCoLC)476167530(SSID)ssj0000274587(PQKBManifestationID)11219712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000274587(PQKBWorkID)10325666(PQKB)10491500(MiAaPQ)EBC349976(OCoLC)236101731(MdBmJHUP)muse33401(Au-PeEL)EBL349976(CaPaEBR)ebr10233815(CaONFJC)MIL522504(EXLCZ)99100000000053600720080903d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA world of gangs[electronic resource] armed young men and gangsta culture /John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike DavisMinneapolis, Minn. ;London University of Minnesota Pressc20081 online resource (234 p.)Globalization and community ;v. 14Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-5066-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Globalizing gangs -- 2. Race, space, and the power of identity."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 theGlobalization and community ;v. 14.GangsElectronic books.Gangs.305.2421364.106/6Hagedorn John1947-1038195Davis Mike34824MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454450003321A world of gangs2459628UNINA