Youth Culture in Modern Britain, c.1920-c.1970: From Ivory Tower to Global Movement - A New History

ISBN-13: 9780333599228 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 320 str.

David Fowler

Opis

This book traces the history of youth culture from its origins among the student communities of inter-war Britain down to the more familiar world of youth communities and pop culture of the 1990s. Grounded in extensive original research, it explores the individuals, institutions and ideas that have shaped youth culture over the twentieth century.

Spis treści

List of Tables.- List of Illustrations.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of Abbreviations.- Introduction.- Edwardian Cults of Youth: Boy Labour; the Folk Dance Craze; the Cult of Rupert Brooke.- Rolf Gardiner, Cambridge and the Birth of Youth Culture Between the Two World Wars.- The Flapper Cult in Interwar Britain.- Youth Culture in Early Twentieth-Century Ireland.- Juvenile Delinquency in Northern Ireland, 1945-c.1970.- From the Juke Box Boys to Revolting Students: Richard Hoggart and the Study of Youth Culture.- The Mod Culture in Swinging Britain, 1964-1967.- From Danny the Red to British Student Power: Labour Governments and the International Student Revolts of the 1960s.- Youth Culture and Pop Culture: From Beatlemania to the Spice Girls.- Conclusions.- Notes.- Appendices.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

DAVID FOWLER teaches Modern British History at The University of Cambridge, UK, and is Senior Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge, UK.