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- Title Pages
- Acknowledgments
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Introduction Gangs in a Global Comparative Perspective -
1 Intimate Connections: Gangs and the Political Economy of Urbanization in South Africa -
2 Cholo!: The Migratory Origins of Chicano Gangs in Los Angeles -
3 Capitalizing on Change: Gangs, Ideology, and the Transition to a Liberal Economy in the Russian Federation -
4 Of Marginality and “Little Emperors”: The Changing Reality of Chinese Youth Gangs -
5 From black Jackets to zulus: social Imagination, Myth, and Reality Concerning French Gangs -
6 Maras and the Politics of Violence in El Salvador -
7 Youth Gangs and Otherwise in Indonesia -
8 “Playing the Game”: Gang–Militia Logics in War-Torn Sierra Leone -
9 “For Your Safety”: Child Vigilante Squads and Neo-Gangsterism in Urban India -
10 “We Are the True Blood of the Mau Mau”: the Mungiki Movement in Kenya -
11 Gang Politics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
12 “Hecho en México”: Gangs, Identities, and the Politics of Public Security -
Afterword The Inevitable Gang - Contributors
- Index
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- Title Pages
- Acknowledgments
-
Introduction Gangs in a Global Comparative Perspective -
1 Intimate Connections: Gangs and the Political Economy of Urbanization in South Africa -
2 Cholo!: The Migratory Origins of Chicano Gangs in Los Angeles -
3 Capitalizing on Change: Gangs, Ideology, and the Transition to a Liberal Economy in the Russian Federation -
4 Of Marginality and “Little Emperors”: The Changing Reality of Chinese Youth Gangs -
5 From black Jackets to zulus: social Imagination, Myth, and Reality Concerning French Gangs -
6 Maras and the Politics of Violence in El Salvador -
7 Youth Gangs and Otherwise in Indonesia -
8 “Playing the Game”: Gang–Militia Logics in War-Torn Sierra Leone -
9 “For Your Safety”: Child Vigilante Squads and Neo-Gangsterism in Urban India -
10 “We Are the True Blood of the Mau Mau”: the Mungiki Movement in Kenya -
11 Gang Politics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
12 “Hecho en México”: Gangs, Identities, and the Politics of Public Security -
Afterword The Inevitable Gang - Contributors
- Index
