{"product_id":"profane-culture-9780691163697","title":"Profane Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoments 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403811266903,"sku":"9780691163697","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691163697.jpg?v=1730484615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/profane-culture-9780691163697","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}