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From
Spice Girls to 'It' Girls, from eco-warriors to e-coli, from Brookside to
Bhangra, being young in Nineties Britain has a variety of implications for
what Prime Minister Tony Blair called the 'lost generation' of under-25s.
This collection of essays
brings together young writers, mostly in their twenties, to reflect upon the
possibilities and problems of being young in the late 20th century.
Topics covered include New Labour and Generation X; the disconnection of young
people from the mainstream and especially from economic life; the cultural
politics of dance, techno and Ecstacy; the identifications and narratives
of young Britons of African and South Asian descent; and young politics, from
trade unions and political parties to DIY.
Young Britain is an opportunity to explore the nature of generational differences, similarities and connection. The experiences of young people reveal a great deal about the restructuring of British capitalism, its class system and relations of race and gender.
Contributors: Jonathan Rutherford, Noshin Ahmad, Ian Brinkley, Balbir Chatrik, Paul Convery, Peter Gartside, Frances O'Grady, Louise Chinnery, Rupa Huq, Jonathan Keane, Michael Kenny, Bilkis Malek, Elaine Pennicott, Karen Triggs.
Jonathan Rutherford is the author of Forever England: Reflections on Masculinity and Empire (L&W 1997), Identity: Community, Culture, Difference (L&W 2nd edition 1998) and Male Order: Unwrapping Masculinity (L&W 3rd edition 1996). He is Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Middlesex University.