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Book Title: Barrio Gangs of San Antonio, 1915-2015
Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Mike Tapia
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Social History, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Criminology, Sociology / Urban
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: History, Social Science
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
