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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Wesleyan Univ Pr
Publication date
February 1, 1996
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780819562975
ISBN-10
0819562971
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Original list price
$22.95
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Focusing on youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves in Great Britain and the U.S., Sarah Thornton highlights the values of authenticity and hipness and explores the complex hierarchies that emerge within the domain of popular culture. She portrays club cultures as "taste cultures" brought together by micro-media like flyers and listings, transformed into self-conscious "subcultures" by such niche media as the music and style press, and sometimes recast as "movements" with the aid of such mass media as tabloid newspaper front pages. She also traces changes in the recording medium from a marginal entertainment in the 50s to the clubs and raves of the 90s.
Drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, Thornton coins the term "subcultural capital" to make sense of distinctions made by "cool" youth, noting particularly their disparagement of the "mainstream" against which they measure their alternative cultural worth. Well supported with case studies, readable, and innovative, Club Cultures will become a key text in cultural and media studies and in the sociology of culture.
Drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, Thornton coins the term "subcultural capital" to make sense of distinctions made by "cool" youth, noting particularly their disparagement of the "mainstream" against which they measure their alternative cultural worth. Well supported with case studies, readable, and innovative, Club Cultures will become a key text in cultural and media studies and in the sociology of culture.
Editions
Hardcover
from Wesleyan Univ Pr (February 1, 1996)
9780819552914 | details & prices | 191 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $45.00
About: This is an innovative contribution to the study of popular culture, focusing on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves.
About: This is an innovative contribution to the study of popular culture, focusing on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Wesleyan Univ Pr (February 1, 1996)
9780819562975 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $22.95
About: Focusing on youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves in Great Britain and the U.
About: Focusing on youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves in Great Britain and the U.
from Polity Pr (December 11, 1995)
9780745614434 | details & prices | 208 pages | List price $24.95
About: This study is a contribution to the study of popular culture.
About: This study is a contribution to the study of popular culture.
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