{"product_id":"youth-culture-and-the-postwar-british-novel-9781350067851","title":"Youth Culture and the PostWar British Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Teddy Boys of the post-war decade to the heroin chic of Cool Britannia, the many subcultures of Britain's teenagers have often been at the forefront of social change. \u003ci\u003eYouth Culture and the Post-War British Novel \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to chart that history through the work of some of the most influential contemporary British writers.  In this vivid work of cultural history, Stephen Ross explores:   The manic teenage vision of \u003ci\u003eAbsolute Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e  The Angry Young Men of \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night and Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e  Skinheads and Burgess's \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e  Irony and authenticity in the 1980s  from Amis to Kureishi  Heroin chic, disaffection and \u003ci\u003eTrainspotting  \u003c\/i\u003eExamining the cultural contexts of some of the most important and popular post-1945 British novels, the book covers such themes as crises of masculinity, multiculturalism and inter-generational conflict, and in doing so casts new light on British writing today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYouth Culture and the Post-War British Novel \u003c\/i\u003eis a lively contribution to a growing area of postwar and contemporary literary studies. Ross’s style is at once accessible and engaging, and his book offers new ways of thinking about the importance of youth culture to a range of novels from the latter half of the twentieth century. * Nick Bentley, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Keele University, UK *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a nimble and user-friendly study tour of British youth culture navigating a series of iconic post-WWII novels. From Ted to Mod, Droog to Punk, Rude Boy to Sick Boy and Renton, Stephen Ross ably takes on All the Young Dudes, providing a highly engaging and well-researched context for reading novels that, in his words, “think with and about” changing forms of generation, style, class, masculinity, sexuality, and nationality. * Aaron Jaffe, Frances Cushing Ervin Professor of English, Florida State University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eIn Stephen Ross’s important, compellingly readable account, he shows how fiction not only thinks about youth culture but thinks with it, to address anxieties about authenticity, masculinity, and generational identity. * Leif Sorensen, Associate Professor of English, Colorado State University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures Acknowledgments   Introduction Chapter One – Angry(-ish) Young(-ish) Men: \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night and Sunday \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorning\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbsolute Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter Two – Can the Skinhead Speak? \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter Three – Youth Culture Goes Metastatic: \u003ci\u003eThe Rachel Papers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter Four – Sojourn in Babylon: \u003ci\u003eThe Commitments\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrixton Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEast of Acre Lane\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter Five – Rave and Heroin: \u003ci\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/i\u003e  Works Cited Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019625529687,"sku":"9781350067851","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350067851.jpg?v=1750780822","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/youth-culture-and-the-postwar-british-novel-9781350067851","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}