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From South Central to Southside : Gang Transnationalism, Masculinity, and Disorganized Violence in Belize City / Adam Baird ; foreword by Philippe Bourgois.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baird, Adam (Adam David Scourfield), author.
- Series:
- Studies in transgression.
- Studies in Transgression Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gangs--Belize--Belize City.
- Gangs.
- Violence--Belize--Belize City.
- Violence.
- Young men.
- Young men--Belize--Belize City--Social conditions.
- Gang members--Belize--Belize City.
- Gang members.
- Belize City (Belize)--Social conditions.
- Belize City (Belize).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Adam Baird's book, 'From South Central to Southside,' explores the violent gang cultures in Belize City, focusing on the influence of American gang masculinities and their evolution in a postcolonial context marked by extreme poverty and disorganized urban life. The author examines how these imported masculinities contribute to a culture of gendered violence and highlights the socio-economic and geopolitical factors that sustain this brutality. Baird critiques the ineffective attempts at reform by international and local entities, emphasizing the need for structural changes to address the underlying inequalities. The book is aimed at readers interested in gang violence, political economy, and social justice, presenting a scholarly yet accessible analysis of the complex issues faced by marginalized communities in Belize. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Contents
- Foreword by Philippe Bourgois
- Preface
- Introduction: Welcome to Southside
- 1. Establishment: From South Central to Southside
- 2. Response: The Janus Face of the State
- 3. Escalation: Disorganized Violence and the Homicide Boom
- 4. Adaptation: The Syncretistic Gang
- 5. Interventions: The Challenges Ahead
- Conclusion: Reconfiguration
- Notes
- References
- Index Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781439923351
- 1439923353
- OCLC:
- 1441725331
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