(PDF/ePub) Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand By Jarrod Gilbert
Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand
By : Jarrod Gilbert
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Book Synopsis :
For more than five decades, gangs have played a pivotal role in New Zealand crime life, beginning with the bodgies and widgies of the 1950s. Based on 10 years of gang research, this?book?chronicles the rise of the Hell?s Angels and other bike gangs in the 1960s, the growth of the Mongrel Mob and Black Power in the 1970s, and?organized crime during the last decade. With descriptions of such events as the Devil?s Henchmen throwing Molotov cocktails at the Epitaph Riders in Christchurch?s first gang war and?Black Power members surrounding Prime Minister Rob Muldoon at Wellington?s Royal Tiger Tavern, it also discusses the significance of colors and class.?With accounts from?gang members, police, and politicians, this violent and sometimes horrifying book transports its readers?to?a tough yet revealing part of New Zealand life.
Book Detail :
Author : Jarrod Gilbert
Pages : 384 pages
Publisher : Auckland University Press
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ISBN-10 : 1869407296
ISBN-13 : 9781869407292
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