A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture Volume 14

by John M. Hagedorn

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816650675
• ISBN13: 9780816650675
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"