Going all city [electronic resource] : struggle and survival in LA's graffiti subculture / Stefano Bloch.

"In the late 1970s, cities began to declare war on graffiti, and task forces were created to stop the scourge. By the 90s, graffiti became inextricably linked with rising gang violence in the public imagination. But who are the real people behind graffiti? Why do they risk their freedom, and sometim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bloch, Stefano (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Graffiti > Social aspects > California > Los Angeles.
Graffiti artists > California > Los Angeles.
Subculture > California > Los Angeles.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2019 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Going All City: Struggle and Survival in LA's Graffiti Subculture
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • A night out
  • The under G round kings
  • Getting in
  • Factions
  • Where we stayed
  • Left behind
  • Players
  • Small world
  • Kids rulin' society
  • Freedom
  • All City
  • Can't be stopped.