Teenage

ONE OF DAVID BOWIE''S TOP 100 MUST READ BOOKS<BR>THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE 2013 DOCUMENTARY FILM TEENAGE<BR>WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR<BR><BR>The acclaimed history of the century and a half of ferment, folly and angst that resulted in the arrival of 'the teenager' in 1945, from award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage. <BR><BR>''One of Britain''s most trusted cultural historians.''<BR>THE FACE<BR><BR>Ringing with music, from ragtime to swing, Teenage roams London, New York, Paris and Berlin with hooligans and Apaches; explores free love and eternal youth; meets flappers and zootsuiters, the Bright Young People and the Lost Generation. The stories come fast and furious, comic, poignant, painfully moving; Savage fuses popular culture, politics and social history into a stunning chronicle of modern life. <BR><BR>''Compulsive reading . . . a rich, rewarding book that makes an important contribution to cultural history.''<BR>NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW<BR><BR>'The definitive history of youth in revolt.' <BR>ROLLING STONE<BR><BR>'[Savage] can bring a beguiling blend of gravitas, wit, scholarship, and a slyly appreciative eye for the subversive, to any topic he approaches. Teenage provides a panoramic scope for his talents.'<BR>INDEPENDENT<BR><BR>'Savage has produced a book that may well change how people think about teenagers.'<BR>GUARDIAN<BR><BR>(This book is part of a reissue of Jon Savage''s seminal works: 1966, Teenage, and England''s Dreaming)