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The spectacle of fearsome acts: crime in the melting p(l)ot of Gangs of New York.

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The spectacle of fearsome acts: crime in the melting p(l)ot of Gangs of New York. / O'Brien, Martin; Tzanelli, Rodanthi; Yar, Majid et al.
In: Critical Criminology, Vol. 13, No. 1, 01.01.2005, p. 17-35.

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O'Brien, M, Tzanelli, R, Yar, M & Penna, SE 2005, 'The spectacle of fearsome acts: crime in the melting p(l)ot of Gangs of New York.', Critical Criminology, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 17-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-004-6111-9

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O'Brien, M., Tzanelli, R., Yar, M., & Penna, S. E. (2005). The spectacle of fearsome acts: crime in the melting p(l)ot of Gangs of New York. Critical Criminology, 13(1), 17-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-004-6111-9

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O'Brien M, Tzanelli R, Yar M, Penna SE. The spectacle of fearsome acts: crime in the melting p(l)ot of Gangs of New York. Critical Criminology. 2005 Jan 1;13(1):17-35. doi: 10.1007/s10612-004-6111-9

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O'Brien, Martin ; Tzanelli, Rodanthi ; Yar, Majid et al. / The spectacle of fearsome acts: crime in the melting p(l)ot of Gangs of New York. In: Critical Criminology. 2005 ; Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 17-35.

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