Dangerous Amusements: Leisure, the young working class and urban space, c.1870-1939

Harrison, Laura

Abstract

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.

• Book Type: Monograph
• Online Publication Date: Jun 14, 2022
• Publication Date: Jun 14, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jun 16, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 15, 2023
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Pages: 249
• Series Title: Studies in Popular Culture
• Keywords: Youth, youth culture, leisure, space
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9534583
• Publisher URL: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526147868/
• Contract Date: Sep 1, 2021