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Gangs of the El Paso-Juárez Borderland : A History /

"This thought-provoking book examines gang history in the region encompassing West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Known as the El Paso-Juarez borderland region, the area contains more than three million people spanning 130 miles from east to west. From the badlands-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tapia, Mike, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The El Paso-Juárez borderland as place and its criminal subculture
  • The early barrio gangs of El Paso, Texas: 1920s to 1960s
  • A gang history of Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Anthony, New Mexico: influences and network linkages from all directions
  • Ciudad Juárez: the epicenter then and now
  • El Paso's modern gangs and the Barrio Azteca
  • The role of history and geography on criminal subcultures
  • Appendix A: Historical street gangs inventory, El Paso
  • Appendix B: Historical street gangs inventory, Juárez.