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YA-A superbly appealing cover invites readers to explore the world of graffiti, hip-hop, and gangs. What follows is a good introduction to hip-hop culture. Readers will gain new insight into the social, political, and economic world of the minority community. In addition, they'll learn new meanings for the words " friends," "family," and "foe." Phillips does a fine job of comparing and contrasting the lifestyles of young Chicano and African Americans of Southern California, who happen to be in gangs. The text is profusely illustrated but only a few of the photographs are in color, with gang members displaying their art. It delineates the effect neighborhood, politics, and culture have on daily life for these urban teens. The most outstanding feature of the book is the pride, spirit, and allegiance that come through in the voices of these young people. Teens will not view this book as a glorification of gang behavior, but rather as an objective look at a specific social group not readily covered in mainstream media. Gangs do exist in many communities and one hopes this book would provide interested parties with vital information on how to communicate with them. A must-read for anyone concerned about the future of Generation X.
ayo dayo, Chinn Park Regional Library, Prince William, VA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
ayo dayo, Chinn Park Regional Library, Prince William, VA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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In this complex examination of a variety of graffiti in the Los Angeles environs and the social context that allows it to flouish, anthropologist Phillips avoids the confines of academic style. She also avoids searching for easy explanations, pandering to neither her subjects nor her readers. Ultimately, Phillips delivers a thoughtful, historically grounded study of a culture that seldom garners such respect. (LJ 6/1/99)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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It is February 1995. The front page of the Los Angeles Times reports that a fourteen-year-old Pakistani boy has been sentenced to hang for writing blasphemous graffiti inside the mosque of a small Punjabi farming village. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
It is February 1995. The front page of the Los Angeles Times reports that a fourteen-year-old Pakistani boy has been sentenced to hang for writing blasphemous graffiti inside the mosque of a small Punjabi farming village. Read the first page
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Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A.,
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This review is from: Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. (Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The author's research approach and theory are both novel and intriguing. It is a book that will make one think again about the social construct of gangs as well as the political message of graffiti. The negative reviews of this book seem to be based in the notion that the book should demonize the informants as well as gangs in general. If one is looking for tired rhetoric regarding gangs and graffiti, this is not the book for you. Rather, the author's work expands the parameters of the dialogue regarding gangs.
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Not well put together,
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This review is from: Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. (Paperback)
Book was poorly put together. Scattered pictures throughout the book. She put herself in serious danger trying to take these pictures...i know how south central is and people who are white will get either robbed or killed in some way or another usually not in a car of course. I don't really understand the point of the book what is it for? We already know about the crips and bloods etc; people are looking for answers to problems not listening to her rave about her Geertzian ghetto or whatever the hell it was. It's no problem that she is white in my opinion...she seems to have a little self-hate problem, for instanceshe says: i was on 103rd street when a black man charged at me on his bike of hate of my whiteness"
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don't believe the hype,
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This review is from: Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. (Paperback)
"i'm a student doing research, and i need to know". another lame attempt by a privaledged white girl to " exploit something she knows very little about. her book is weak!
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