Skinheads

Tiffini A. Travis is librarian and liaison for the Communication Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach.Perry Hardy is a bass player for the skinhead band, The Templars.

• Series ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionTimelineHistory of American SkinheadsChapter One Becoming a SkinheadChapter Two Skinhead FashionChapter Three Skinhead Music in the United StatesJustin Newman, Perry Hardy, and Tiffini TravisChapter Four Skinheads and the MediaChapter Five Race and Nation: The Politicization of American SkinheadsConclusion: The Future of the Skinhead SubcultureSkinhead Snapshots: Notable Gangs, Bands, and Miscellaneous Aspects of the SubcultureGlossaryPrimary DocumentsAnnotated BibliographyIndex

Travis and Hardy's well-researched overview of American skinhead subculture begins with its emergence in the punk rock scene of the early 1980s and traces its evolution through a period of politicization through the nuanced history of the movement. Skinhead subculture began without a racist element; Hardy himself is an avowed nonracist skinhead and a member of a skinhead punk band, the Templars. An invaluable insider perspective.