The neighborhood has its own rules : Latinos and African Americans in South Los Angeles / Cid Gregory Martinez
- Author:
- Martinez, Cid Gregory
- Published:
- New York : New York University Press, [2016]
- Physical Description:
- v, 257 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- Introduction: managed violence -- Neighborhood councils: City Hall competes with the street for legitimacy -- Alternative governance: Latino and African American interrelations outside of City Hall -- Neighborhood institutions: safety from violence, and the Catholic Church -- Faith is the opposite of fear: the Catholic Church as alternative governance -- Street justice: gangs, the informal economy, and neighborhood residents -- Responding to violence, keeping the peace: interracial relations between black and Latino youth gangs (co-authored with Dominic Rivera) -- Conclusion: revisiting alternative governance.
- Subject(s):
- Ethnic neighborhoods—California—Los Angeles
- Ethnic conflict—California—Los Angeles
- Neighborhood government—California—Los Angeles
- African Americans—Relations with Hispanic Americans
- African Americans—California—Los Angeles
- Hispanic Americans—California—Los Angeles
- African Americans
- Ethnic conflict
- Ethnic neighborhoods
- Hispanic Americans
- Neighborhood government
- Race relations
- Los Angeles (Calif.)—Race relations
- California—Los Angeles
- ISBN:
- 9780814770405 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0814770401 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780814762844 paperback ; alkaline paper
0814762840 paperback ; alkaline paper - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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