Youth Gangs and Streets in Surabaya, East Java: Growth, Movement and Places in the Context of Urban Transformations

The article investigates the nature of youth street gangs in the poor innercity neighborhood of kampung Malang, located in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Specifically, it explores the relationship of youth street gangs with urban places and their transition to organized crime in the context of migr...

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Main Author: Matteo Carlo Alcano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ledizioni 2014-11-01
Series:Antropologia
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Online Access:https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/antropologia/article/view/254
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Youth Gangs and Streets in Surabaya, East Java: Growth, Movement and Places in the Context of Urban Transformations
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title Youth Gangs and Streets in Surabaya, East Java: Growth, Movement and Places in the Context of Urban Transformations
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title_short Youth Gangs and Streets in Surabaya, East Java: Growth, Movement and Places in the Context of Urban Transformations
title_sort youth gangs and streets in surabaya east java growth movement and places in the context of urban transformations
topic anthropology
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