Dangerous amusements : leisure, the young working class and urban space in Britain, c. 1870-1939
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Dangerous amusements : leisure, the young working class and urban space in Britain, c. 1870-1939
（Studies in popular culture）
Manchester University Press, 2022
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-249) and index
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Description
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. -- .
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Leisure and the young working class
1 Leisure, courtship and the young working class
2 'The need for wholesome influences is great': rational recreation
Part II: Youthful leisure and the urban landscape
3 Home, neighbourhood and community
4 Regulating youthful leisure: streets and public space
5 Walking in the city: the 'monkey parades'
Conclusion
Index -- .
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