Violent Night

Simon Winlow is Lecturer in Sociology, University of York. Steve Hall is Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Northumbria University.

• Chapter 1: Introduction - Contemporary Youth Identities in Context Chapter 2: Working to Live: Contemporary Youth Identities and Labour Markets Chapter 3: Instrumentalism in Relationships, Culture and Education Chapter 4: Young People, the Culture Industry and the Night-time Economy Chapter 5: Alcohol, Violence and the Drudgery of Seeking Pleasure Chapter 6: Victims' Stories Chapter 7: Perpetrators' Stories Chapter 8: Policemens' Stories Chapter 9: Conclusion

'Violent Night fizzes and crackles on every page as a picture emerges of the insecurity, instrumentalism, competition and anxiety that now characterises what it means to be young in Britain. It is a powerful antidote to any lingering Romantic notions about the meaning and rate of violence in our society. I cannot recommend it more highly.'Professor David Wilson, Centre for Criminological Research and Practice, University of Central England, Birmingham'Violent Night lifts the lid off Britain's night-time economy, exposing a brutal world of excessive alcohol consumption and hedonistic self-expression. It is a book that will make uncomfortable reading for those who dreamt of a sophisticated nocturnal cafe society, but are now waking up to the reality of city centres awash with so-called 'binge drinkers' and a rising tide of random violence.'Keith Hayward, University of Kent'Winlow and Hall provide a strikingly original theoretical argument about the impact of the shift fro