GANGS AROUND THE WORLD
Gangs and Youth Subcultures: International Explorations edited by Kayleen and Cameron Hazlehurst
A collection of articles on gangs around the world. Informative and suggestive.
1998. New Brunswick. Transaction Press
Born Fi' Dead: A Journey Through the Jamaican Posse Underworld by Laurie Gunst
A journalistic account of the origins and activities of Jamaican posses in the United States.
1995. New York. Henry Holt and Company
Bo-Tsotsi: The Youth Gangs of Soweto, 1935-1976. by Clive Glaser.
A unique and overall view of the developments of gangs in South Africa and their relationship to political movements. A must read.
2000. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Heinemann
The Brotherhoods: Street Gangs and State Control in Cape Town by Don Pinnock
A great book on gangs prior to the New South Africa. It cries out for a sequel.
1984 Cape Town: David Philip.
Gangs,Rituals and Rites of Passage. by Don Pinnock
So here is the sequel, thanks to a message from Don Pinnock to the website. I haven't read it yet, but i will soon.
1997 Cape Town: African Sun Press.
Don also sent an article, which I'm happy to reproduce here.
Christian Pfeiffer, in May 1998 wrote this description of changing rates of violence in Europe.
Trends in Youth Violence in Europe
More on Cape Town's estimated 120,000 gang members.
New York City's Street Organization Project
The Euro-Gang Paradox: Street Gangs and Youth Groups in the U.S. and Europe
A compilation of gang studies from two continents. Included is an essay "Gangs and Globalization" from John Hagedorn.
Edited by Malcolm Klein, Hans-Jurgen Kerner, Cheryl L. Maxson, and Elamar G.M. Weitekamp
2001. Dordrect, the Netherlands. Kluwer.
Human Rights Watch reports on truth and recounciliation hearings in Peru including discussion of the role of Shining Path.
Call for an International Conference on Gangs in the Global City