{"product_id":"9781784759544-among-the-thugs-reissue","title":"Among The Thugs","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BESTSELLING ACCOUNT OF FOOTBALL VIOLENCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the world of football thuggery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmong the Thugs\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrifying, malevolently funny, supremely chilling book about the experience, and the eerie allure, of crowd violence and football culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BESTSELLING ACCOUNT OF FOOTBALL VIOLENCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the world of football thuggery. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey have names like Bonehead, Paraffin Pete and Steamin’ Sammy. They like lager, football, the Queen, and themselves. They love England. They dislike the rest of the known universe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beautiful game remains ugly. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom following Manchster's Red Army to drinking with skinheads, acclaimed writer Bill Buford enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of Hunter S. Thompson. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmong the Thugs\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrifying, malevolently funny, supremely chilling book about the experience, and the eerie allure, of crowd violence and football culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30342361088097,"sku":"9781784759544","price":10.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32376163.jpg?v=1737351660","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784759544-among-the-thugs-reissue","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}