A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John M. M. Hagedorn
SeriesGlobalization and Community
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780816650675
ClassificationsDewey:305.2421
Audience
Undergraduate

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 12 June 2009
Publication Country United States

Description

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.

Author Biography

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.