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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laura Harrison
• Con la collaborazione di: Jeffrey Richards (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781526147875
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4787-5
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Studies in Popular Culture
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie