Category Archives: Books

(Pluto Press, London and New Hampshire, 1987) ‘This savagely entertaining book…has the feel of catching shifts in style and attitudes as the shifts occur – whether the styles and attitudes are those of the Casuals, who, armed with increasingly sophisticated … Read the rest of this entry →

‘the most incisive attempt yet to put acid house into a socio-political context’ ‘i-D magazine’ ‘Madchester! Britain’s Feel Good Music Movement’ Jennifer Foote ‘Newsweek’ Purchase this book: Amazon.co.uk

(Wordsmith, Manchester, 1991) ‘a book which plots the parallel story of football, fashion and pop music. The book’s main theme is that football is not only a sport, consumer product and political issue but is also a lifestyle’ Sarah Champion … Read the rest of this entry →

(Avebury, Aldershot and Brookfield, Vermont, 1993) edited by Steve Redhead. ‘The changes in international football fan culture and the wider shifts in society that they mirror form the basis for this innovative book, mixing academic research with current happenings on … Read the rest of this entry →

(Avebury, Aldershot and Brookfield, Vermont, 1993, reprinted in 1995) edited by Steve Redhead. ‘The book occasioning the British Library’s legitimisation of Rave Culture as a subject heading is Rave Off’ ‘British Library Press Information’ Purchase this book: Amazon.co.uk

(Manchester University Press, Manchester and New York, 1995) Unpopular Cultures is a surprising book. It is the first attempt to articulate the intersection of law and popular culture…it is vibrant, subversive, erratic – exactly like the culture it maps – … Read the rest of this entry →

(Routledge, London and New York, 1997) ‘The book tells a new, accessible story of the ‘disappearance’ of soccer hooliganism as a social problem into a burgeoning pop culture of accelerated youth styles, literature and post-fandom’. Routledge publicity Purchase this book: … Read the rest of this entry →

(edited by Steve Redhead, with Derek Wynne and Justin O’Connor) ‘An excellent wide-ranging and thought-provoking collection. It genuinely breaks new ground, is much more up to date than anything else in the field, and strikes a very good balance between … Read the rest of this entry →

(Blackwell, Oxford and Cambridge, Mass., 1997, Golden Bough Publishing, Seoul, Korea, 1999) ‘This book is a lucid account which manages to convey a sense of having actually been there’. British Sociological Association Network Purchase this book: Amazon.co.uk

(Rebel Inc/Canongate, Edinburgh, 2000) Reviews “a provocative, and funny look at an important turning point in modern literature. Just when you thought DIY was DOA. Don’t miss.” iD “With intriguing insights…Redhead’s collection is a think tank of opinion on the … Read the rest of this entry →