MOD by Richard Weight
Richard Weight not only brings us up to the cults revival in the late 70s played out against its own soundtrack of Quadrophenia and the Jam but reveals Mod to be the DNA of British youth culture, leaving its mark on glam and Northern Soul, punk and Two Tone, Britpop and rave.
This [is a] highly entertaining and discursive mixture of social history and cultural theory… As an analysis of Britain’s youth tribes of the past 50 years…Mod: A Very British Style is definitive -- Mick Brown * Daily Telegraph *
Richard Weight’s splendid new book… The writing is witty…the judgments are pinpoint accurate… The research is formidable in its scope and detail -- Alwyn W Turner * New Statesman *
MOD is an important book because it shows how a style so often dismissed as trivial is in fact an important determinant of Britishness.. This is a great book because it has the courage to celebrate what is wonderfully modern -- Gerard DeGroot * Sunday Telegraph *
Well-written throughout, crackles with reflection on fashion, music and film -- Ian Thompson * Observer *
A serious and worthwhile insight into a fascinating aspect of youth identity -- Will Hodgkinson * The Times *
Richard Weight’s splendid new book… The writing is witty…the judgments are pinpoint accurate… The research is formidable in its scope and detail -- Alwyn W Turner * New Statesman *
MOD is an important book because it shows how a style so often dismissed as trivial is in fact an important determinant of Britishness.. This is a great book because it has the courage to celebrate what is wonderfully modern -- Gerard DeGroot * Sunday Telegraph *
Well-written throughout, crackles with reflection on fashion, music and film -- Ian Thompson * Observer *
A serious and worthwhile insight into a fascinating aspect of youth identity -- Will Hodgkinson * The Times *
Richard Weight is the author of Patriots: National Identity in Britain 1940-2000 and co-authored Modern British History: The Essential A-Z Guide. He studied history at Trinity College, Cambridge, and went on to do a PhD at University College, London. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Boston and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Richard also makes documentaries for radio and television on many aspects of British life.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099597889 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099597888 |
| Title | MOD |
| Author | Richard Weight |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-01-08 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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