Punks and skins united : identity, class and the economics of an eastern German subculture / Aimar Ventsel.

New York : Berghahn, 2020.

©2020

xiv, 179 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Ventsel, Aimar. Punks and skins united. First edition. New York : Berghahn Books, 2020

English

October 27, 2020

Includes bibliographical references and index.