1st Edition
European Cities, Youth and the Public Sphere in the Twentieth Century
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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The late nineteenth century witnessed unprecedented levels of urban growth as migration swelled the population of European cities to new heights. The resulting problems of overcrowding and inadequate civic utilities prompted the governing elites to look for new planning solutions to address the needs of an increasingly urbanised society. At the same time young people were also increasingly... Read more
Contents: Introduction, Axel Schildt and Detlef Siegfried; Amid the wave of youth: the Innere Mission and young German migrants in Berlin c. 1900, Bettina Hitzer; 'Lionized and toothless': young people and urban politics in England and France, 1918-40, David M. Pomfret; The subculture of young urban workers in Germany: Blasen, Meuten and Edelweißpiraten in Rhineland and Westphalia, 1930-50, Alfons Kenkmann; Urban youth, National-Socialist education and specialized fun: the making of the Vienna Schlurfs, 1941-44, Alexander Mejstrik; Pubs and 'hooligans' in a socialist city in Hungary: the public sphere and youth in Stalintown, Sándor Horváth; Kids in town: the changing action space and visibility of young people in urban areas, Colin Pooley, Jean Turnbull and Mags Adams; Urban wastelands and the development of youth cultures in Berlin since 1945, with comparative perspectives on Amsterdam and Naples, Hans-Liudger Dienel and Malte Schophaus; Youth and the semi-public sphere of large-scale retail, Alexander Sedlmaier; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Professor Axel Schildt is from the Department of History at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Dr Detlef Siegfried is from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Contributors: Axel Schildt, Detlef Siegfried, Bettina Hitzer, David M. Pomfret, Alfons Kenkmann, Alexander Mejstrik, Sándor Horváth, Colin Pooley, Jean Turnbull, Mags Adams, Hans-Liudger Dienel, Malte Schophaus, Alexander Sedlmaier.
