Punks and Skins United
Download or Read eBook Punks and Skins United PDF written by Aimar Ventsel and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Aimar Ventsel |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2020-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781789208610 |
ISBN-13 | : 1789208610 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Punks and Skins United by : Aimar Ventsel
Book excerpt: 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.