Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 0313337292
- ISBN-13
- 9780313337291
- Pages
- 674
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Authors
- Shirley R. Steinberg, Priya Parmar, Birgit Richard
Description
An international and inter-disciplinary roster of experts shed light by exploring such topics as hip hop culture; punk culture; social justice movements; video games and others.
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