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Book SynopsisA classic of British cultural studies, Profane Culture takes the reader into the worlds of two important 1960s youth cultures--the motor-bike boys and the hippies. The motor-bike boys were working-class motorcyclists who listened to the early rock 'n' roll of the late 1950s. In contrast, the hippies were middle-class drug users with long hair and a
Trade Review"A forgotten treasure trove that needs to be recovered."--Mats Trondman, Anna Lund, and Stefan Lund, European Journal of Cultural Studies "Willis masterfully shows how objects and selves interact, indicating to one another the available paths to follow... I hope a new generation of scholars reads this updated edition and aims to follow its path."--Claudio E. Benzecry, Contemporary Sociology
Table of ContentsMoments Preface to the 2014 Edition xi 1 Introduction: Profanity and Creativity 1 Part One 13 2 The Motor-Bike Boys 15 3 The Motor-Bike 69 4 The Golden Age 82 Part Two 105 5 The Hippies 107 6 The Experience of Drugs 177 7 The Creative Age 201 8 Conclusions: Cultural Politics 223 Epilogue 239 Theoretical Appendix 247 Notes 267 Index 273
