Dangerous Amusements - Leisure, Young Working Class Urban Space in Britain, C. 18701939

Drawing on an extensive range of sources, from newspapers and institutional records to oral histories and autobiography, Dangerous amusements explores the beginnings of a distinct youth culture in the streets and neighbourhood spaces of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain.

About the author

Laura Harrison is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of the West of England, Bristol

Summary

Drawing on an extensive range of sources, from newspapers and institutional records to oral histories and autobiography, Dangerous amusements explores the beginnings of a distinct youth culture in the streets and neighbourhood spaces of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Laura Harrison, Harrison Laura
• Assisted by: Jeffrey Richards (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781526147875
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4787-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Studies in Popular Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, Sociology: sport & leisure, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Sociology: sport and leisure, Social and cultural history, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, C 1900 - C 1914