A rainbow of gangs : street cultures in the mega-city /
James D. Vigil.
- Austin, Tex. : Chesham : University of Texas Press ; Combined Academic [distributor], 2002.
- 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
This cross-cultural study of Los Angeles gangs identifies the social and economic factors that lead to gang membership and underscores their commonality across four ethnic groups - Chicano, African American, Vietnamese, and Salvadorian.