Straight into Compton: American dreams, urban nightmares, and the metamorphosis of a black suburb

American Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 583-605

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EID: 34247676484     PISSN: 00030678     EISSN: 10806490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/aq.2004.0044     Document Type: Review

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