Ghetto Revolts: The Politics of Violence in American CitiesInterdisciplinary research study of the social implications and political aspects and significance of Black rioting in the slum urban areas of the USA, with particular reference to violence as a form of political behaviour - asserts that rioting representents a valid struggle towards political goals such as decentralization and community-based social controls, etc., rather than an expression of youth unrest or minority group delinquency. References. |
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Notes Toward an Alternative Theory of Ghetto Vio | 31 |
An Aside | 46 |
The Background and Context of Recent | 57 |
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