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Dangerous Amusements: Leisure, the Young Working Class and Urban Space in Britain, C. 1870-1939

Dangerous Amusements: Leisure, the Young Working Class and Urban Space in Britain, C. 1870-1939

Harrison, Laura

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Popular Culture

General World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 1526147874
ISBN13: 9781526147875
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: Jun 14 2022
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.53
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
In neighbourhoods and public spaces across Britain, young working people walked out together, congregated in the streets, and paraded up and down on the 'monkey parades'. The beginnings of a distinct youth culture can be traced to the late nineteenth century, and the street and neighbourhood provided its forum. Dangerous amusements explores these sites of leisure and courtship, examining how young working-class men and women engaged with their environment. Drawing on an extensive range of sources, from newspapers and institutional records to oral histories and autobiography, this book traces the movements of young people across space. Exploring the relationship between the leisure lives of the young working class and urban space, this book offers a sensitive reappraisal of working-class youth and will be essential reading for historians of modern Britain.

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