Young People and the Shaping of Public Space in Melbourne, 1870 1914

ISBN-13: 9781138271111 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 294 str.

Simon Sleight

Opis

Using turn-of-the-century Melbourne as a prime historical location for investigating the relationship between a discourse of youth, youthful experience and the shaping of new urban spaces, Simon Sleight examines the uses of public space for purposes of play, street work, consumerism, courtship, gang-related activities and civic parades. A dynamic youth culture is revealed, flourishing in city spaces well before the arrival of the ’teenager’ as a popular concern in the mid-twentieth century.

Spis treści

Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Growing up with the city; The metropolitan youthscape: making space and seeking autonomy; Getting and spending: the world of outdoor work and the beginnings of the youth market; Interstitial acts: urban space and the larrikin repertoire; ’For the sake of effect’: youth on display and the politics of performance; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Simon Sleight is Senior Lecturer in Australian History at King's College London and Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University in Melbourne. He is also Co-founding Director of the Children's History Society in the UK.