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The “subculture career” as a challenge to broken windows: a review of Gregory J. Snyder’s Graffiti lives: beyond the tag in New York’s urban underground

Gregory J. Snyder, Graffiti lives: beyond the tag in New York’s urban underground. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2009.

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  1. Department of Anthropology, Emory University, 207 Anthropology Building, 1557 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Avi Brisman

  2. Department of Behavioral Sciences, Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York (CUNY), 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY, 11235-2398, USA

    Avi Brisman

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Brisman, A. The “subculture career” as a challenge to broken windows: a review of Gregory J. Snyder’s Graffiti lives: beyond the tag in New York’s urban underground . Crime Law Soc Change 56, 213–217 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-011-9320-7

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