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BL
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| Record Number
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586658
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GBA857585b415877
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| Main Entry
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Hagedorn, John,1947-
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| Title & Author
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A world of gangs : : armed young men and gangsta culture /\ John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Mike Davis
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| Publication Statement
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Minneapolis :: University of Minnesota Press,, c2008
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| Series Statement
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Globalization and community series ;; v. 14
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| Page. NO
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xxxii, 198 p. :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780816650668 (hc : alk. paper)
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: 0816650667 (hc : alk. paper)
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: 9780816650675 (pb : alk. paper)
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: 0816650675 (pb : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-179) and index
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| Contents
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Ghetto, favela, and township : the worlds gangs live in -- Street institutions : why some gangs won't go away -- The problem with definitions : the questionable uniqueness of gangs -- From Chicago to Mumbai : touring the world of gangs -- No way out : demoralization, racism, and resistance identity -- A tale of two gangs : the Hamburgs and the Conservative Vice Lords -- Reconsidering culture : race, rap, and resistance -- Street wars : hip-hop and the rise of gangsta culture -- Contested cities : gentrification and the ghetto -- Conclusion : a rose in the cracks of concrete
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| Subject
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Gangs
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| Dewey Classification
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364.106/6
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| LC Classification
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HV6437.H34 2008
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HV6437.H34 2008
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