Skinheads, Rastas & Hippies
Skinheads, Rastas & Hippies

Author: John Williams

Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing ltd

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1904697232

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Description 'Skinheads, Rastas and Hippies' reflects John's involvement in the alternative culture of the 1970s through to the 1990s. He saw a common denominator between the different ethnic and sub-culture groups i.e. Rastas mixing with hippies/skinheads etc. It was these experiences coupled with his own diagnosis of schizophrenia that lead John to put pen to paper. A truly entertaining read the story reflects John's upbringing and youth in the mixed and sometimes volatile Brixton in South London. About the Author John was born in Jamaica in 1955, he currently lives in Brixton, South London. John has had various jobs but has struggled to find employment since becoming ill with schizophrenia. His interests include reading, football and meeting people. He has two children - Adrian aged 16 and Samantha who is 12 years of age. John wrote his book in order to share his perception of his experiences and interpretation of his life issues and tribulations. He believes that the seventies and early eighties were key years in defining the issues of today.

American Skinheads
American Skinheads

Author: Mark S. Hamm

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1994-06-30

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 031338973X

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American Skinheads is the first criminological analysis of organized hate crime violence. Mark Hamm presents historical specificity for a modern theory of hate crime, then rigorously tests the theory with interview data derived from skinheads who have committed an array of violent acts against persons because of their race, religion, or sexual preference--people who are members of the classic outgroups of American society. Part One traces the roots of the Skinhead Nation through the Beats, Mods, Hippies, and Punks in London, and then examines the rise of the Neo-Nazi Skinheads in the United States, including a look at Neo-Nazi offshoots (Romantic Violence, The Aryan Youth Movement), recruiters (Tom Metzger), and recruitment tools (W.A.R. Magazine and Hotline, electronic mail, Race and Reason), and appearances on the Oprah Winfrey and Geraldo Rivera shows. In Part Two, Hamm discusses the accepted sociological perspectives on terrorist youth subcultures (not gangs), then presents findings of his own study of 36 skinheads, including social and economic characteristics, psychological profiles, the role of skinhead girls, use of drugs and weapons, satanism, and neo-fascism. Part Three assesses the future for American Neo-Nazism and recommends steps for preventing skinhead terrorism.

The Children of the New Vibration
The Children of the New Vibration

Author: John. J. Williams

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2018-07-12

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1543489931

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My book is so raw, but it is so nice to write for you to enjoy. The reviews for my last book, Skinheads Rastas and Hippies, were so good. Now it is my second book, and I have learned from my first book so much more. I enjoy writing it so that you can read. My book The Children of the New Vibration is just as raw and so fresh, and I want you to enjoy.

The End of the Century Party
The End of the Century Party

Author: Steve Redhead

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780719028274

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"This book offers an alternative perspective on popular music and youth culture in the 1980s and beyond. Based on interviews with disc jockeys, record label owners, musicians, producers and fans, it describes and analyses the shift from New Pop in the early 1980s to what it calls Political Pop in the mid-late 1980s."--From synopsis.

Skinheads Shaved for Battle
Skinheads Shaved for Battle

Author: Jack B. Moore

Publisher: Popular Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780879725839

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Moore emphasizes throughout the American identity of skinheadism.

Hebdige and Subculture in the Twenty-First Century
Hebdige and Subculture in the Twenty-First Century

Author: Keith Gildart

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-04-22

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 3030284751

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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 forward by Hebdige, and asks if this concept is still capable of helping us understand the subcultures of the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume assess the main theoretical trends behind Hebdige’s work, critically engaging with their value and how they orient a researcher or student of subculture, and also look at some absences in Hebdige’s original account of subculture, such as gender and ethnicity. The book concludes with an interview with Hebdige himself, where he deals with questions about his concept of subculture and the gestation of his original work in a way that shows his seriousness and humour in equal measure. This volume is a vital contribution to the debate on subculture from some of the best researchers and academics working in the field in the twenty-first century.

Quadrophenia and Mod(ern) Culture
Quadrophenia and Mod(ern) Culture

Author: Pamela Thurschwell

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 3319647539

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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, and to a continuing fascination with Mod style and culture. The interdisciplinary chapters collected here set the album and film amongst critical contexts including gender and sexuality studies, class analysis, and the film and album’s urban geographies, seeing Quadrophenia as a transatlantic phenomenon and as a perennial adolescent story. Contributors view Quadrophenia through a variety of lenses, including the Who’s history and reception, the 1970s English political and social landscape, the adolescent novel of development (the bildungsroman), the perception of the film through the eyes of Mods and Mod revivalists, 1970s socialist politics, punk, glam, sharp suits, scooters and the Brighton train, arguing for the continuing richness of Quadrophenia’s depiction of the adolescent dilemma. The volume includes new interviews with Franc Roddam, director of Quadrophenia, and the photographer Ethan Russell, who took the photos for the album’s famous photo booklet.

Punk, Fanzines and DIY Cultures in a Global World
Punk, Fanzines and DIY Cultures in a Global World

Author: Paula Guerra

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-12-27

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 3030288765

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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 became a vital part of the construction of punk 'scenes’, actively contributing to the creation and consolidation of communities. This book moves beyond the usual focus on Anglophone punk scenes to consider fanzines in international contexts. The introduction offers a theoretical, chronological and thematic survey for understanding fanzines, considering their contemporary polyhedral vitality. It then moves to consider the distinct social, historical and geographic contexts in which fanzines were created. Covering the UK, Portugal, Greece, Canada, Germany, Argentina, France and Brazil, as well as a wide range of standpoints, this book contributes to a more global understanding of the fanzine phenomenon.