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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778142103321

Autore

Winlow Simon

Titolo

Violent night [[electronic resource] ] : urban leisure and contemporary culture / / Simon Winlow and Steve Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2006

ISBN

1-4742-1592-0

1-282-54560-4

9786612545603

600-00-0626-8

1-84788-225-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HallSteve <1955->

Disciplina

303.60835/0942

Soggetti

Youth and violence - England, North East

Urban violence - England, North East

Urban youth - Recreation - England, North East

Youth - England, North East - Social conditions

Youth - England, North East - Social life and customs

Youth - England, North East - Attitudes

Counterculture - England, North East

Subculture - England, North East

England, North East Moral conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction--contemporary youth identities in context -- Working to live : contemproary youth indenties and labour markets -- Instrumentalism in relationships, culture, and education -- Young people, the culture industry, and the night-time economy -- Alcohol, violence, and the drudgery of seeking pleasure -- Victims' stories -- Perpetrators' stories -- Policemen's stories.

Sommario/riassunto

Using insider accounts, this title presents the underlying causes and meanings of violence. Interviews with the police, the perpetrators, and the victims of violence depict the complex emotions that surround the perpetration and resolution of crime. It shows that a new approach is



needed to deal with nihilism and escalating hostility.