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A world of gangs : armed young men and gangsta culture /
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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Globalization and community ;
v. 14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 198 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-179) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816656646 0816656649 9780816650668 0816650667 9780816650675 0816650675 |