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Among the Thugs

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They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager , the Queen, football clubs , and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities. Now Bill Buford, editor of the prestigious journal Granta, enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of a George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of a Hunter Thompson.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: June 01, 1993

ISBN: 0679745351

ISBN 13: 9780679745358

Among the Thugs

4.1/5 ( ratings)

They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager , the Queen, football clubs , and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities. Now Bill Buford, editor of the prestigious journal Granta, enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of a George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of a Hunter Thompson.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: June 01, 1993

ISBN: 0679745351

ISBN 13: 9780679745358

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