Global Gangs: Street Violence across the World

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Gangs in a Global Comparative Perspective 1 Dennis Rodgers and Jennifer M. Hazen Part I. Gang Formation and Transformation 1. Intimate Connections: Gangs and the Political Economy of Urbanization in South Africa 29 Steffen Jensen 2. Cholo!: The Migratory Origins of Chicano Gangs in Los Angeles 49 James Diego Vigil 3. Capitalizing on Change: Gangs, Ideology, and the Transition to a Liberal Economy in the Russian Federation 65 Alexander L. Salagaev and Rustem R. Safin 4. Of Marginality and “Little Emperors”: The Changing Reality of Chinese Youth Gangs 85 Lening Zhang 5. From Black Jackets to Zulus: Social Imagination, Myth, and Reality Concerning French Gangs 105 Marwan Mohammed 6. Maras and the Politics of Violence in El Salvador 123 José Miguel Cruz Part II. Problematizing Gangs 7. Youth Gangs and Otherwise in Indonesia 147 Loren Ryter 8. “Playing the Game”: Gang–­ Militia Logics in War-Torn Sierra Leone 171 Mats Utas 9. “For Your Safety”: Child Vigilante Squads and Neo-­ Gangsterism in Urban India 193 Atreyee Sen 10. “We Are the True Blood of the Mau Mau”: The Mungiki Movement in Kenya 213 Jacob Rasmussen 11. Gang Politics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 237 Enrique Desmond Arias 12. “Hecho en México”: Gangs, Identities, and the Politics of Public Security 255 Gareth A. Jones Afterword: The Inevitable Gang 281 Sudhir Venkatesh Contributors 289 Index 293 ...