The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang

David C. Brotherton and Luis Barrios

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Paper, 464 pages, 10 illus
ISBN: 978-0-231-11419-6
$32.00 / £22.00

February, 2004
Cloth, 464 pages, 10 illus
ISBN: 978-0-231-11418-9
$90.00 / £62.00

Introduction

The Study

The Theory of Gangs

Politics and Gangs

Who are the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation?

The Tradions of King Blood

Non-Gang Traditions I

Non-Gang Traditions II

The Level of Organization and Structure of the Latin Kings

Membership

Identity and Collective Resistance

Goals Versus Acts

Perceived Adversaries

Conclusion

Related Subjects

• Sociology

About the Author

David C. Brotherton, a sociologist, is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Luis Barrios, a psychologist, is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Together they edited (along with Louis Kontos) Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives. Luis Barrios is assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he teaches courses on Latino psychology and ethnic studies. He has written several articles on gangs and he is the co-editor (with Louis Kontos and David Brotherton) of Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives, which will be published by Columbia University Press in Spring 2003.

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