From south central to southside: gang transnationalism, masculinity, and disorganized violence in Belize City

"This book looks at violent gang cultures in Belize City, arguing that hegemonic masculinities imported from American gang cultures through deportation and popular media evolved in a context of postcolonial extreme poverty and disorganized urban life to drive a deadly culture of gendered violen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baird, Adam (Author)
Contributors: Bourgois, Philippe I. 1956- (Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Rome Tokyo Temple University Press 2024
In:Year: 2024
Online Access: Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 4156
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Keywords:
Gangs > Belize > Belize City
Violence > Belize > Belize City
Young men > Belize > Belize City > Social conditions
Gang members > Belize > Belize City
Belize City (Belize) > Social conditions
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Summary:"This book looks at violent gang cultures in Belize City, arguing that hegemonic masculinities imported from American gang cultures through deportation and popular media evolved in a context of postcolonial extreme poverty and disorganized urban life to drive a deadly culture of gendered violence"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xviii, 197 Seiten
ISBN:9781439923344
9781439923337