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Patched
Jarrod Gilbert
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Description for Patched
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 985.
From ‘bikie’ gangs to skinheads, the Mongrel Mob to Black Power, gangs have had a massive impact on our society. Based on intensive research within gangs, Patched is the first major history of gang life in New Zealand. Jarrod Gilbert traces the story from the early bodgies and widgies, the rise of the Hell’s Angels and other bikie gangs, the growth of the Mongrel Mob and Black Power in the 1970s and shifts towards organised crime over the past ten years. Throughout, Gilbert brings us the gang members, police and politicians in their own gritty and gripping words. Violent and ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Auckland University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN
9781869407292
SKU
V9781869407292
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-31
About Jarrod Gilbert
Jarrod Gilbert spent ten years with New Zealand gangs researching this book. He received a University of Canterbury Doctoral Scholarship and a C. Wright Mills Award, earning his PhD in 2010. Gilbert lectures at the University of Canterbury and is frequently sought by the media to comment on gangs.
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