European Cities, Youth and the Public Sphere in the Twentieth Century.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Content -- General Editors' Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Amid the Wave of Youth: the Innere Mission and Young German Migrants in Berlin c. 1900 -- 3 'Lionized and Toothless': Young People and Urban Politics in Britain and France, 1918-40 -- 4 The Subculture of Young Urban Workers in Germany: Blasen, Meuten and Edelweißpiraten in Rhineland and Westphalia, 1930-50 -- 5 Urban Youth, National-Socialist Education and Specialized Fun: the Making of the Vienna Schlurfs, 1941-44 -- 6 Pubs and 'Hooligans' in a Socialist City in Hungary: the Public Sphere and Youth in Stalintown -- 7 Kids in Town: the Changing Action Space and Visibility of Young People in Urban Areas -- 8 Urban Wastelands and the Development of Youth Cultures in Berlin since 1945, with comparative perspectives on Amsterdam and Naples -- 9 Youth and the Semi-Public Sphere of Large-Scale Retail -- Bibliography -- Index.

This volume considers the connections between large cities, the public and young people in the twentieth century. The essays present both social and cultural historical case studies from across Europe on youth culture and youth groups as well as research on public discourses about the practices of the young. The case studies include Berlin, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Stockholm, Nottingham, St Etienne, Paris, London, Vienna and Budapest.

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