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<b>The renowned activist's impassioned look at gangs and youth violence in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.</b><br> <br> A gripping and honest account of the culture of gangs, <i>Street Wars</i> is essential reading for anyone concerned about cities, violence, and the future of urban youth. Though never officially acknowledged, over 25,000 young people have died in America's gang wars since 1980. In cities across America, members of the Crips, Bloods, Mara Salvatrucha, 18th Street, Latin Kings, Blackstone Rangers, and Gangster Disciples are like traumatized war veterans with no way home. Drawn from ten years spent as an activist and public official working to understand and prevent gang violence in Los Angeles, <i>Street Wars</i> is Tom Hayden's searing indictment of the neo-conservative politics of law and order that dominate current policy and suffocate inner-city youth.<br> <br> Weaving together cutting analysis and numerous firsthand stories from gang leaders, Hayden shows how the prison industrial complex reinforces gang identity through humiliation and punishment, and reveals how globalization has created a force of unemployable men and women around the world who are defin

Author

Hayden, Tom

Publisher

The New Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781565848764

Subjects

Social Science, Sociology, Science

Rating

3.88 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14