wyszukanych pozycji: 4
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The Insane Chicago Way: The Daring Plan by Chicago Gangs to Create a Spanish Mafia
ISBN: 9780226232935 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Insane Chicago Way is the untold story of a daring plan by Chicago gangs in the 1990s to create a Spanish Mafia--and why it failed. John M. Hagedorn traces how Chicago Latino gang leaders, following in Al Capone's footsteps, built a sophisticated organization dedicated to organizing crime and reducing violence. His lively stories of extensive cross-neighborhood gang organization, tales of police/gang corruption, and discovery of covert gang connections to Chicago's Mafia challenge conventional wisdom and offer lessons for the control of violence today. The book centers on the...
The Insane Chicago Way is the untold story of a daring plan by Chicago gangs in the 1990s to create a Spanish Mafia--and why it failed. John M....
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124,24 |
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Gangs in the Global City: Alternatives to Traditional Criminology
ISBN: 9780252073373 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Although they were originally considered an American phenomenon, gangs today have grown and transformed into global enterprises. Despite these changes, criminologists have not yet reassessed worldwide gangs in terms of the other changes associated with globalization. John M. Hagedorn aims to correct this oversight by incorporating important theoretical advances in urban political economy and understanding changes in gangs around the world as a result of globalization and the growth of the information economy. Contrary to older conceptions, today s gangs are international, are often...
Although they were originally considered an American phenomenon, gangs today have grown and transformed into global enterprises. Despite these changes...
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119,01 |
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A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture Volume 14
ISBN: 9780816650675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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. Looking closely at gang formation in three world cities-Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, and Capetown-he... 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 w... |
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72,42 |
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People and Folks : Gangs, Crime and the Underclass in a Rustbelt City
ISBN: 9780941702461 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When People and Folks first appeared, William Julius Wilson called it "the most insightful book ever written on inner-city gangs" and "required reading for anyone seeking an understanding of gang activity in our large urban centers." It was also praised by Ron Huff as "a vicarious journey into the underbelly of a rustbelt city, the breeding ground of gangs--Underclass America." This gritty and poignant portrait of gang members has become a major contribution to the academic literature.
The first edition of People and Folks broke new ground, influencing a generation of researchers. This... When People and Folks first appeared, William Julius Wilson called it "the most insightful book ever written on inner-city gangs" and "required readin...
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87,95 |