Unlike much of the literature on Venezuela in the Chávez period, this book shifts focus away from ‘top down’ perspectives to examine how Venezuelan folksinger Alí Primera (1942-1985) became intertwined…Read More >
Palgrave Studies
Italian Goth Subculture: Kindred Creatures and Other Dark Enactments in Milan, 1982-1991
This book is the first in-depth investigation of the Goth subculture in Italy, focusing in particular on the city of Milan. It grows out of a three year research project…Read More >
Punk, Fanzines and DIY Cultures in a Global World: Fast, Furious and Xerox
Since the 1970 and 1980s, fanzines have constituted a zone of freedom of thought, of do-it-yourself creativity and of alternatives to conventional media. Along with bands, records and concerts, they…Read More >
Youth and Permissive Social Change in British Music Papers, 1967–1983
This book is a work of press history that considers how the music press represented permissive social change for their youthful readership. Read by millions every week, the music press…Read More >
Youth Subcultures in Fiction, Film and Other Media: Teenage Dreams
This collection explores the representation, articulation and construction of youth subcultures in a range of texts and contexts. It brings together scholars working in literary studies, screen studies, sociology and…Read More >
Post-Punk, Politics and Pleasure in Britain
As the Sex Pistols were breaking up, Britain was entering a new era. Punk’s filth and fury had burned brightly and briefly; soon a new underground offered a more sustained…Read More >
Quadrophenia and Mod(ern) Culture
This collection explores the centrality of The Who’s classic album, and Franc Roddam’s cult classic film of adolescent life, Quadrophenia to the recent cultural history of Britain, to British subcultural studies,…Read More >
Music, Youth and International Links in Post-War British Fascism: The Transformation of Extremism
This book examines the domestic evolution and international connections of post-war fascists in the United Kingdom. It argues that post-war British fascism became transnational as the radicals increasingly exchanged ideas,…Read More >
The Connected Lives of Dutch Punks: Contesting Subcultural Boundaries
This book is the first in-depth, ethnographic study of the Dutch punk scene. It questions the artificial boundaries of subcultural research, calling for a critical analysis of the distinctions drawn…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 >
