Dance, drugs and escape : the club scene in literature, film and television since the late 1980s

Dance, drugs and escape : the club scene in literature, film and television since the late 1980s / Stan Beeler.

Author/creator	Beeler, Stanley W.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2007.
Description	vii, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Subculture. Discotheques--Social aspects. Subculture films.

Contents	Introduction -- The rise and fall of club culture : idealism to economics -- Crime and club life -- Whose club is it anyway? : ethnicity and club culture -- It's raining men : representations of gay lifestyle in club fiction -- Drugs, sex and disco dancing -- Take the money and run : exploitation of rave culture -- Conclusion.
Abstract	"This study deals with the effects of film, television and literature on club culture. Chapters reflect club culture's own effect on crime, ethnicity, sexuality and drug use. Each chapter focuses on individual books, films and television shows that reflect the transformation of the club culture into what it is today"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-199) and index.
LCCN	2007016929
ISBN	9780786430017 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	078643001X (softcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HM646 .B44 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold