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RUSSIA'S SKINHEADS
EXPLORING AND RETHINKING SUBCULTURAL LIVES |
| By: |
Hilary Pilkington, Al'bina Garifzianova, Elena Omel'chenko |
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Electronic book text |
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£39.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
113697878X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781136978784 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2010 |
| Series: |
Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Synopsis: |
Russia's Skinheads: Exploring and Rethinking Subcultural Lives provides a thorough examination of the phenomenon of skinheads, explaining its nature and its significance, and assessing how far Russian skinhead subculture is the `lumpen' end of the extreme nationalist ideological spectrum. There are large numbers of skinheads in Russia, responsible for a significant number of xenophobic attacks, including 97 deaths in 2008 alone, making this book relevant to Russian specialists as well as to sociologists of youth subculture. It provides a practical example of how to investigate youth subculture in depth over an extended period - in this case through empirical research following a specific group over six years - and goes on to argue that Russian skinhead subculture is not a direct import from the West, and that youth cultural practices should not be reduced to expressions of consumer choice. It presents an understanding of the Russian skinhead as a product of individuals' whole, and evolving, lives, and thereby compels sociologists to rethink how they conceive the nature of subcultures. |
| Illustrations: |
1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Tables, black and white; 60 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
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Non-returnable |
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