{"product_id":"teddy-boys-post-war-britain-the-first-youth-revolution-book","title":"Teddy Boys: Post-War Britain \u0026 the First Youth Revolution - book","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTeddy Boys: Post-War Britain and the First Youth Revolution • book by Max Décharné\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDraped jackets, suede creepers, immaculate quiffs and an attitude that shook post-war Britain: \u003cem\u003eTeddy Boys: Post-War Britain and the First Youth Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e by Max Décharné tells the story of the country's first great youth counterculture. Emerging from the austerity of the years after the Second World War, working-class teenagers created a distinctive identity through their clothes, language, music and street culture. The Teds were impossible to ignore, and their arrival marked a dramatic break with the drab world their parents had known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusician and author Max Décharné traces the Teddy Boys from the Edwardian origins of their fashion to the moral panic surrounding teenage delinquency, drunkenness and disorder. Along the way, he explores the arrival of American rock ’n’ roll, the impact of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/search?q=Elvis+Presley\"\u003eElvis Presley\u003c\/a\u003e, the rise of British rock ’n’ roll stars such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/search?q=Billy+Fury\"\u003eBilly Fury\u003c\/a\u003e, and the turbulent social tensions that culminated in events including the Notting Hill race riots. The book places Teddy Boy culture within a wider story of class, identity, rebellion and a changing Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 336-page paperback is essential reading for Teddy Boy enthusiasts, rock 'n' roll fans, vintage fashion devotees and anyone fascinated by the roots of British youth culture. Praised as “Enormously enjoyable” in \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e and by music writer Jon Savage in the \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e, it offers an engaging account of the teenagers who helped change the look, sound and attitude of Britain. A compelling addition to any rock ’n’ roll library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55874999353673,"sku":"9781846689796","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/Teddy_Boys_Post-War_Britain_and_the_First_Youth_Revolution_book_by_Max_D_charn.jpg?v=1794202170","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/teddy-boys-post-war-britain-the-first-youth-revolution-book","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}