Goth
Subtitle: Identity, Style and Subculture (Dress, Body, Culture)
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Published: October 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781859736050
Subjects: Fashion design; Popular culture; Popular Culture - General; Fashion; Art; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Art / Fashion; Goth culture (Subculture); Great Britain
Description: Goths represent one of the most arresting, distinctive and enduring subcultures of recent times. The dedication of those involved to a lifestyle which, from the outside, may appear dark and sinister, has spawned reactions ranging from admiration to a larm. Until now, no one has conducted a full-scale ethnographic study of this fascinating subcultural group. Based on extensive research by an 'insider', this is the first. Immersing us in the potent mix of identities, practices and values that make up the goth scene, the author takes us behind the faade of the goth mystique. From dress and music.