Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Bovver
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

Bovver (Hardcover)

by Chris Brown (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


10 used from £0.47
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Paperback (New edition) 2 used & new from £8.17

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

HOOLIGANS VOL.2: M-Z of Britain's Football Hooligan Gangs v. 2

HOOLIGANS VOL.2: M-Z of Britain's Football Hooligan Gangs v. 2

by Nick & Nicholls, Andy Lowles
3.0 out of 5 stars (5)  £5.97
Skinheads

Skinheads

by John King
4.2 out of 5 stars (5)  £4.99
Skinhead

Skinhead

by Nick Knight
5.0 out of 5 stars (3)  £5.98
Hoolifan: 30 Years of Hurt

Hoolifan: 30 Years of Hurt

by Martin Knight
4.3 out of 5 stars (29)  £5.29
Cass

Cass

by Cass Pennant
4.2 out of 5 stars (18)  £4.37
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 253 pages
  • Publisher: Blake Publishing (15 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1903402174
  • ISBN-13: 978-1903402177
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 332,643 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #93 in  Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Social Issues > Football

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description

An adrenalin-packed look at the heady days of the 1970s. Chris Brown was in the front line of the wave of soccer violence that typified the sport in those days. His life was dominated by those violent Saturday outings, and by the pop music of the day. This book tells of his memories of the time.
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Common People
22% buy
Common People 4.4 out of 5 stars (9)
£5.63
Muscle
21% buy
Muscle 3.9 out of 5 stars (10)
£4.00
Cass
21% buy
Cass 4.2 out of 5 stars (18)
£4.37
Naughty: The Story of a Football Hooligan Gang
18% buy
Naughty: The Story of a Football Hooligan Gang 4.4 out of 5 stars (13)
£5.93
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

13 Reviews
5 star:
 (8)
4 star:
 (3)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (2)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.2 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hooligan, hero or a Bristol kiddie having a good time?, 6 April 2001
By A Customer
Before the fences and police intelligence there were the 'bovver' boys who ruled the football league grounds of England. A passionate, humorous account of a working class teenager in the turbulent 70's. Football, fashion, sex, alcohol, music and violence, what more can a young man want? There are some fantastically funny annecdotes - how can anyone accidentally steal a police car?? An excellent read from page 1 to the end. Go get it now and find out that there was more to the 70's than ABBA and disco.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary everday lives in 1970s Britain, 28 Oct 2005
Chris Brown provides a unique account of the adrenalin rush culture of following a football club home and away in the 1970s. His story shows the attraction and excitement and also the brutal side of the violence but also the brutality of 1970s Britain. Mixed in with this social history of the time you get a real sense of the characters that inhabited these worlds - often contradictory but always honest. Brown has a perfect insight into the music and fashion of the time as Harrington jackets, pegs and tonics, fly away collar shirts, oxford bags and jelly sandals all make an appearance dancing to the skatalites, symarip, maceo parker, manu dibango, bootsy collins and fred wesley. The diversity and dynamsim of the 1970s music scene is recounted by someone who was there and honest enough to portray a reality that kids growing up in major cities and their satellite towns and suburbs knew and in some respects loved. Being a Bristol City fan I could have avoided this book, I'm glad I didn't. Go and buy a copy of this fantastic account of extraordinary everyday lives in the 1970s - and learn a bit about the people, music and culture of the time.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary everday life and culture in 1970s Britain, 27 Oct 2005
Chris Brown provides a fantastic social and cultural history of Bristol and the UK in the 70s. What runs through this book is a well thought out account of not just the appeal and excitement but also the brutality of football violence and the lifestyle of following a football team, mixed with an accurate account of the brutality and social upheaval of the Britain of the time. Woven into the account of growing up as a young man attracted to football violence is a brilliant and accurate account of the fashion and music scene of the 70s. Through music Brown and his mates show how multifaceted, intelligent and contradictory as characters they are which gives the reader plenty of food for thought about their own character. His discussion of favourite tracks of the time ranging from Manu Dibango, Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker, Toot and the Maytals and Symarip shows the diverse nature and openness of the music scene in the 70s. Brown also has a keen eye on the fashion and how it changed and mutated. Monkey boots, jelly sandals, harrington jackets, oxford bags, shirts with fly away collars all make an appearance. Only someone who lived through the period and is as honest as Brown is could have written as sharp an account of the period as this. Being a Bristol City fan I could have ignored this, I'm glad I didn't.
Anyone who thinks this book is cashing in on the trend for football hooligan books should think again - its honest, accurrate, thoughtful and direct and speaks volumes about the characters and time period it describes. Go and buy a copy.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars best book i have ever read
this is the best book i have ever read . its an honest account of the early bristol scene . this was what happen in bristol before all the local bands hit the big time . Read more
Published on 30 May 2007 by Raymond E. Mighty

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive hooligan book
Chris Brown manages the rare feat of combining the true story about football hooliganism with the culture of the time, never condoning what went on at the time, nor seeking... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2005 by R. Johansen

1.0 out of 5 stars Bovver - by Mick Brown
This bloke is living proof that, if left with a typewriter long enough, a chimp can write a novel. What's more this chimp wears monkey boots. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars Turns fact into fiction?
Basically the book runs with 2 main themes, football in the 70s with the associated violence and music in the 70s especially soul. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars It really was like this. I know 'cos I was there.
Chris' book is easy to read and "tells it like it was". Unfortunately, violence was a part of football culture at the time. Read more
Published on 12 Jul 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars More than just football, friendship, drinking and violence
I didn't mean to read this book. After all, I'm a die hard (but middle aged and family man) Bristol City fan who was the very opposite of Chris Brown and his blue and white... Read more
Published on 2 Jul 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Memories are made of this !
Reading the cover I realised that the author was from my home town, born in the same year as me and had similar interests. Read more
Published on 9 May 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars More than just a bit of Bovver.
There is more to this book than the front cover would suggest. Whilst the main theme is concerned with football and the associated violence that surrounded it during the 1970's,... Read more
Published on 28 April 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars More than meets the eye.
Despite the title, this is a book which does not seek to glorify the violence that was endemic in the 1970's but neither does it shy away from describing the reality of what was... Read more
Published on 9 April 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars WHERE HAVE ALL THE BOOTBOYS GONE??
If you want to know what it was really like to be a young working class lad in 70's Britain then read this. Forget Abba, T-Rex, Hippies and the rest. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2001

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject














i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.