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Space of detention : the making of a transnational gang crisis between Los Angeles and San Salvador /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zilberg, Elana, 1963-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2011.
Series:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Subjects:
Gangs > California > Los Angeles.
Gangs > El Salvador > San Salvador.
Salvadorans > California > Los Angeles.
Gangs > Government policy > United States.
Gang prevention > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: neoliberal securityscapes
  • Chronology: the divided ends of peace
  • Latino looter: law of place
  • Street hoodlum: topographic reform
  • Criminal cop: spatial justice
  • Criminal deportee: transnational space
  • Gang peace activist: the space of civil society
  • Soldier cop: remitarized space
  • The gang-crime-terrorism continuum
  • Conclusion: hall of mirrors
  • Epilogue: impressions from a political present.