Wallbangin'

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
The Story of Graffiti
INTRODUCTION
1. GRAFFITI FOR BEGINNERS
Wallbangin'
Caging the Graffiti Beast
The L.A. Graffiti Infrastructure
Graffiti as Art and Language
The Culture of Graffiti
The Politics of Graffiti
2. UNDERSTANDING GANGS
Gangs in Their Natural Habitat
Multiple Marginality and Street Socialization
Nested Political Concerns
Gangs in a Cross-Cultural Context
3. CHICANO GANG GRAFFITI
Ethnographic Lessons
Chicano L.A.
The Family of Gangs
Representing through Graffiti
A Symbolic System of Boundaries
Gang Warfare
RIPs: Memorial Graffiti
The Gangster Touch: Aesthetics and Style
Conclusion
4. AFRICAN AMERICAN GANG GRAFFITI
The Geertzian Ghetto
Bloods and Crips in the City of Angels
The Three R's: Respect, Reputation, and Regulation
Balancing Practical and Ideological Enmity
Graffiti as Gang Politicking
Hoods and Enemies: Levels of G'sta Identity
The Little-Known World of Gang Alliance
Power in Numbers: The Neighborhood as a Mystical Symbol
Historical Links through Time and Name
An "F" in Penmanship
The Los Angeles Uprising: A Case in Point
The Gang Manifesto
5. HIP-HOP GRAFFITI
Bombing L.A.
Comparing Hip-hop and Gang Graffiti
From Fame to Respect
Los Angeles's Graffiti Elite
Local to Global
Conclusion
6. CONCLUSION
Gangs, Hybridity, and Institutionalization
Cross-Ethnic Gang Relationships
Paradoxes of the Gang World
Notes
References
Index