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A rainbow of gangs : street cultures in the mega-city / James D. Vigil.

By: Vigil, James Diego, 1938-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Austin, Tex. : Chesham : University of Texas Press ; Combined Academic [distributor], 2002Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780292787490 (pbk.) :; 0292787499 (pbk.) :; 9780292787483 (hbk.) :; 0292787480 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Gangs -- California -- Los Angeles -- Cross-cultural studies | Subculture -- California -- Los Angeles -- Cross-cultural studies | Youth -- California -- Los Angeles -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 305.2'35'0979494 Summary: 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.
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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.

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