Divide and Conquer : Race, Gangs, Identity, and Conflict

• Autore: Weide Robert D
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia : , : Temple University Press, , 2022; ©2022
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations, map
• Disciplina: 364.106/60979494
• Soggetto topico: Gangs - California - Los Angeles; Ethnic conflict - California - Los Angeles; African Americans - Relations with Mexican Americans; Race awareness - United States; Identity politics - United States; Capitalism - Social aspects - United States; Capitalism - Social aspects; Ethnic conflict; Gangs; Identity politics; Race awareness
• Soggetto geografico: California Los Angeles; United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Ethnographies.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Three Pillars: Historical Foundations of Ethno-Nationalism and Identity Politics -- Deconstructing Identity: Theoretical Foundations for Critiques of Ethno-Nationalism and Identity Politics -- An Invisible Wall: Culture, Identity and Division -- Identity Police: Racial Bias and Racial Boundaries -- Race War?: Case Studies in Interracial Gang Conflict -- Crossing Boundaries: Transracial Gang Identity --The Peacemakers: Resistance and Resilience -- Conclusion: Reform or Revolution?.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book reveals the roots of interracial conflict between gangs in Los Angeles. The author argues that violence and mistrust between racialized gangs are the result of state and media efforts to popularize racial ideology to serve capitalistic and colonial interests and interrupt class solidarity"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Divide and Conquer
• ISBN: 1439919488; 9781439919484; 9781439919460; 9781439919477
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910862084703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Transgression