Overview

For the more than a billion people who now live in urban slums, gangs are ubiquitous features of daily life. Though still most closely associated with American cities, gangs are an entrenched, worldwide phenomenon that play a significant role in a wide range of activities, from drug dealing to extortion to religious and political violence. In A World of Gangs, John Hagedorn explores this international proliferation of the urban gang as a consequence of the ravages of globalization.

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Author:   John M. M. Hagedorn ,  Mike Davis
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780816650675

ISBN 10:   0816650675
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   12 June 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword: Reading John Hagedorn, Mike Davis Acknowledgments Introduction: Why Are Gangs Everywhere? I. Globalizing Gangs 1. Ghetto, Favela, and Township: The Worlds Gangs Live In 2. Street Institutions: Why Some Gangs Won't Go Away 3. The Problem with Definitions: The Questionable Uniqueness of Gangs 4. From Chicago to Mumbai: Touring the World of Gangs II. Race, Space, and the Power of Identity 5. No Way Out: Demoralization, Racism, and Resistance Identity 6. A Tale of Two Gangs: The Hamburgs and the Conservative Vice Lords 7. Reconsidering Culture: Race, Rap, and Resistance 8. Street Wars: Hip Hop and the Rise of Gangsta Culture 9. Contested Cities: Gentrification and the Ghetto Conclusion: A Rose in the Cracks of Concrete Notes Index

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John M. Hagedorn is associate professor of criminal justice and senior research fellow at Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is editor of Gangs in the Global City; co-editor of Female Gangs in America: Essays on Girls, Gangs, and Gender; and author of the highly influential People and Folks: Gangs, Crime, and the Underclass in a Rustbelt City. MacArthur fellow Mike Davis is professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of many books, including Planet of Slums, City of Quartz, and Ecology of Fear.

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