Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-190) and index.
Contents
Introduction: rebels of the road -- Car cultures and deviance -- Setting the scene : the history of aberdeen's boy racers -- Fuelling the panic : societal concern and media images of the boy racer -- The politics of the road : policing, governing and educating the boy racer -- "We're not boy racers but they are" : the stickiness of labels -- Rites of the road : "modding", subcultural media and public performances -- Gendered interactions in the boy racer culture -- Conclusion: contested realities.
