In Vampires, Dragons, and Egyptian Kings, Eric Schneider seeks to explain the historical experiences of gang members, distinguishing them from their cultural images created by agencies as diverse as the press, academics, law enforcement officials, and Broadway musicals. $29.95).īetween the mid-1940s and the mid-1960s, youth gangs divided the streets of New York City into distinct territories, battling one another to establish and maintain their turf and honor. Schneider (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999.
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