Youth Culture in Modern Britain, c.1920-c.1970

From Ivory Tower to Global Movement - A New History

David Fowler

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Year: 2008
• ISBN:
  9781137045706
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Social History
• Index: History

This book traces the history of youth culture from its origins among the student communities of inter-war Britain to the more familiar world of youth communities and pop culture. Grounded in extensive original research, it explores the individuals, institutions and ideas that have shaped youth culture over much of the twentieth century.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 Edwardian Cults of Youth, c. 1900–1914
• 2 Rolf Gardiner, Cambridge and the Birth of Youth Culture between the Two World Wars
• 3 The Flapper Cult in Interwar Britain: Media Invention or the Spark that Ignited Girl Power?
• 4 Youth Culture in Early Twentieth-Century Ireland
• 5 Juvenile Delinquency in Northern Ireland, 1945–c.1970
• 6 From the Juke Box Boys to Revolting Students: Richard Hoggart and the Study of British Youth Culture
• 7 The Mod Culture in Swinging Britain, 1964–7
• 8 From Danny the Red to British Student Power: Labour Governments and the International Student Revolts of the 1960s
• 9 Youth Culture and Pop Culture: from Beatlemania to the Spice Girls
• Conclusions
• Appendix 1: Rolf Gardiner: Chronology of His Early Life and Youth Activities, 1902–34
• Appendix 2: Tables
• Appendix 3: Students in British Universities, 1964–8
• Appendix 4: Chronology of the British and International Student Revolt, May and June 1968
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index