{"product_id":"from-south-central-to-southside-gang-transnationalism-masculinity-and-disorganized-violence-in-belize-city-paperback","title":"From South Central to Southside: Gang Transnationalism, Masculinity, and Disorganized Violence in Belize City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Baird\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he visited in 2011, sociologist Adam Baird wondered what the Bloods and Crips were doing in Southside Belize City. He soon discovered that migrant Belizean members of \u003ci\u003ecolors\u003c\/i\u003e gangs from South Central Los Angeles were deported there in the 1980s. Once established \"back home,\" membership in the Bloods and Crips was seen as an aspirational pathway to manhood for the urban underclass. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom South Central to Southside\u003c\/i\u003e charts the genesis and evolution of a transnational gang culture. Baird provides firsthand interviews with gang members and \"narco\" families and explains the surprising source of Belize City's severe violence and skyrocketing homicide rates. He identifies gang violence in the U.S. and Belize as stemming from populations blighted by historical, brutal inequality and marginalization. Analyzing the gendered dynamics as young men and women face the temptations, risks, and dangers of gang life, Baird shines a light on \"chronic vulnerability\" in Belize City.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Baird\u003c\/b\u003e is a Researcher at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. He is the coeditor of\u003ci\u003e Paz, paso a paso: Una mirada a los conflictos colombianos desde los estudios de paz.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 217\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933065900143,"sku":"9781439923344","price":50.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/4edecva7ZX9781439923344.webp?v=1775862252","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/from-south-central-to-southside-gang-transnationalism-masculinity-and-disorganized-violence-in-belize-city-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}