Part I. Dignity denied: youth in the early war years : Race and political economy -- Class politics and juvenile delinquency -- Part II. The struggle for dignity: Zoot style during World War II : Zoot style and body politics -- Zoots, jazz, and public space -- Part III. Violence and national belonging on the home front : Zoot violence in Los Angeles -- Race riots across the United States -- Epilogue : From Zoot Suits to Hip-Hop
