Teddy boys : post-war Britain and the first youth revolution
Décharné, Max2025
Books, Manuscripts
With their draped suits, suede creepers and immaculately greased hair, the Teddy Boys defined a new era for a generation of teenagers raised on a diet of drab clothes, Blitz playgrounds and tinned dinners. From the Edwardian origins of their fashion to the tabloid fears of delinquency, drunkenness and disorder, the story of the Teds throws a fascinating light on a British society that was still reeling from the Second World War. In the 1950s, working-class teenagers found a way of asserting themselves in how they dressed, spoke and socialised on the street. When people saw Teds, they stepped aside. Musician and author Max Décharné traces the rise of the Teds and the shockwave they sent through post-war Britain, from the rise of rock 'n' roll to the Notting Hill race riots.
Main title:
Teddy boys : post-war Britain and the first youth revolution / Max Décharné.
Author:
Décharné, Max, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2025.
Collation:
328 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2024.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846689796 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.1094109045306.1306.1094
LC class:
HQ799.8.G7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4046458