In this pioneering analysis of diffuse underclass anger that simmers in many societies, Joan Neuberger takes us to the streets of St. Petersburg in 1900-1914 to show us how the phenomenon labeled hooliganism came to symbolize all that was wrong with the modern city: increasing hostility between classes, society's failure to “civilize” the poor, the desperation of the destitute, and the proliferation of violence in public spaces.
and Power in St. Petersburg
1900-1914
324 pp.6 x 9Illus: 12 black-and-white illustrations, 10 tables
9780520080119$63.00|£53.00Hardcover
Jul 1993