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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Baird, Adam (Autor)
Otros Autores: Bourgois, Philippe I. 1956- (Autor de introducción, etc.)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia Rome Tokyo Temple University Press 2024
En:Año: 2024
Acceso en línea: Índice
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 4156
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Palabras clave:
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
Belize > Bande > Organisiertes Verbrechen > Gewalttätigkeit > Suizid > Männlichkeit
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Sumario:"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"--
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:xviii, 197 Seiten
ISBN:9781439923344
9781439923337