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A World of Gangs Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture

Hardcover • 2008 • English

A World of Gangs Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture

By John Hagedorn

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

“Street gangs mirror the inhuman ambitions and greed of society's trendsetters and deities even as they fight to the death over scraps from the table of the international drug trade.  But John Hagedorn, characteristically, also finds hope in the contradictory values of outlaw youth—selflessness, solidarity, and love amid cupidity and directionless rage—and he maintains the hope that a culture of resistance will ultimately prevail over the forces of self-destruction. Whether one shares his optimi...Show more

Crime and criminology
Street crime
Organized crime

Book details

ISBN

9780816650668

Publisher

U of Minnesota Press

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

A World of Gangs Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture

Format

Hardcover

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