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Let’s spend the night together: Sex, pop music and British youth culture, 1950s-80s

Let’s spend the night together explores how sex and sexuality provided essential elements of British youth culture in the 1950s through to the 1980s. It shows how the underlying sexual charge of rock ‘n’roll -and pop music more generally -was integral to the broader challenge embodied in the youth cultures that developed after World War Two.

Hebdige and Subculture in the Twenty-First Century

This book assesses the legacy of Dick Hebdige and his work on subcultures in his seminal work, Subculture: The Meaning of Style (1979). The volume interrogates the concept of subculture put…Read More >

Ripped, torn and cut: Pop, politics and punk fanzines from 1976

Ripped, torn and cut offers a collection of original essays exploring the motivations behind – and the politics within – the multitude of fanzines that emerged in the wake of British punk from 1976.

‘British Youth Cultures and the Wider World’, Special Issue of Britain and the World

Britain and the World is dedicated to the study of ‘British world’ history, with contributions from historians of all ranks on the ways in which Britain has interacted with other societies…Read More >

Youth Culture and Social Change: Making a Difference by Making a Noise

This book brings together historians, sociologists and social scientists to examine aspects of youth culture. The book’s themes are riots, music and gangs, connecting spectacular expression of youthful disaffection with…Read More >

Fight back: Punk, politics and resistance

Fight back examines the different ways punk – as a youth/subculture – may provide space for political expression and action. Bringing together scholars from a range of academic disciplines (history,…Read More >

Youth Culture, Popular Music and the End of ‘Consensus’

This book examines youth cultural responses to the political, economic and socio-cultural changes that affected Britain in the aftermath of the Second World War. In particular, it considers the extent…Read More >

Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change

Featuring contributions from major scholars and new researchers, the book explores the historical and cultural significance of subcultural styles and their related music genres. Particular attention is given to the…Read More >

‘Youth Culture, Popular Music and the End of ‘Consensus’ in Post-War Britain’, Special Issue of Contemporary British History

Contemporary British History offers innovative new research on British society, culture, politics, foreign policy, and the economy in the recent past. We welcome work from across disciplines as well as…Read More >