| Description |
xx, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-318) and index. |
| Contents |
The Capeman and the Vampires -- Remaking New York -- Discovering gangs : the role of race in the 1940s -- Defending place : ethnicity and territory -- Becoming men : the use of the streets in defining masculinity -- Making a gang culture : form, style, and ritual in the gang world -- Leaving the gang : pathways into adulthood -- Intervening in gangs : the problems and possibilities of social work -- Drugs, politics, and gangs, 1960-1975 -- Comparing gangs : contemporary gangs in historical perspective. |
| Subject |
Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0691074542 (pbk.) |
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0691001413 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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