Punks and skins united : identity, class and the economics of an eastern German subculture /
"Germany has one of the liveliest and well-developed punk scenes in the world. However, punk in this country is not just a style-based music community. This book provides an anthropological examination of how punk reflects the larger changes and contradictions in post-reunification Germany, suc...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
Publié: |
New York :
Berghahn,
2020.
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Collection: | Anthropology of Europe (Series) ;
v. 5. |
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | "Germany has one of the liveliest and well-developed punk scenes in the world. However, punk in this country is not just a style-based music community. This book provides an anthropological examination of how punk reflects the larger changes and contradictions in post-reunification Germany, such as social segmentation, east-west tensions and local politics. Punk in eastern Germany is a reaction to the marginalization of the working class. As a cultural, social and economic niche, punks create their own controversial "substitute society" to compensate for their low status in mainstream society"-- |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xiv, 179 pages) : color illustrations. |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1789208610 9781789208610 |