Benjamin B. Roberts Sex and drugs before rock 'n' roll

youth culture and masculinity during Holland's Golden Age

Overview of how men, born around 1600, expressed their masculinity in the areas of clothing, appearance, drinking, drugs, using violence, sexuality and leisure. The author describes how young men were breaking from previous generations: letting their hair grow long, wearing certain clothing, drinking excessively, challenging city guards, being promiscuous, smoking, and singing lewd songs.

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Engels | 318 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2012

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