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Wounded City : Violent Turf Wars in a Chicago Barrio.

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Through an ethnographic case study of Chicago's Little Village, Wounded City demonstrates how competition for political power and state resources undermined efforts to reduce gang violence. Robert Vargas argues that the state, through different patterns of governance, can contribute to distrust...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vargas, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Violence > Illinois > Chicago.
Inner cities > Illinois > Chicago.
Gangs > Illinois > Chicago.
Ethnic neighborhoods > Illinois > Chicago.
Police-community relations > Illinois > Chicago.
Quartiers ethniques > Illinois > Chicago.
Relations police-collectivité > Illinois > Chicago.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
Ethnic neighborhoods
Gangs
Inner cities
Police-community relations
Violence
Illinois > Chicago
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Through an ethnographic case study of Chicago's Little Village, Wounded City demonstrates how competition for political power and state resources undermined efforts to reduce gang violence. Robert Vargas argues that the state, through different patterns of governance, can contribute to distrust and division among community members.
Physical Description:1 online resource (279 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190245924
0190245921
9780190245948
0190245948