HooligansandRebels

Inthisfascinatingbook,StephenHumphriesexaminesallaspectsofchildhooddelinquency,fromhooliganism,teenagegangsandvandalismtojuvenilecrimeandclassroomanarchy.Heshowsthatfarfrombeingsimplytheproductofcontemporarysociety,therebellionofunder-privilegedchildrenandyouthhasalongandcompellinghistory.Bydrawingonoraltestimoniesandforgottendocumentaryaccounts,theauthorevokesavividpictureofyoungpeopleatwarwithadultsinthedayswhenchildrenweretobe"seenandnotheard".Therecollectionsofworking-classpeople,rarelyifeverheardinconventionalhistories,provideanauthenticandoftenmovingaccountofhowworking-classchildrencopedwithanoftenharshandoppressiveworld.HooligansandRebelswillbewelcomedbyallthoseinterestedinoralhistory,andthehistoryofyouthinmodernBritishsociety.