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Dangerous Amusements

Leisure, the Young Working Class and Urban Space in Britain, c. 1870–1939

Laura Harrison author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Published:14th Jun '22

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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.

ISBN: 9781526147875

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm

Weight: 699g

272 pages