Rief, Silvia, 1971-

Club cultures : boundaries, identities and otherness / Silvia Rief. - xv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge advances in sociology ; 48 . - Routledge advances in sociology ; 48. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-228) and index.

Urban renewal and night life governance: London and Istanbul -- Club cultural production and the night-time economy market in the UK -- Sensing and meaning the body: the local organization of clubbing practices -- Thresholds of reality: clubbing, drugs and agency -- Identity projects and spectacular selves -- Between style and desire: sexual scenarios in clubbing magazines -- Allegorical anarchy, symbolic hierarchy: sexual boundaries in two London dance clubs -- Conclusion.

0415958539 9780415958530 0203873297 9780203873298

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Dance--Social aspects.
Nightclubs--Social aspects
Nightlife--Social aspects

GV1588.6 / .R54 2009

306.4846