The history of youth work portrayed in this book is one of everyday struggles and the ways in which inspired individuals and communities have tried to meet the needs of those whose lives have been affected by war, poverty, industrial decline, gender, fascism and the transition from childhood to adulthood.
The book begins with an excellent introduction that stresses the importance of an exploration of the history of community and youth work in order to establish its distinctiveness as a discipline and as a profession.
It is only possible here to refer to some of the chapters, but all are full of vivid historical detail. They all have excellent bibliographies that offer the opportunity for further guided reading. I love the names of the organisations that are redolent of their time. For example, there was a Boys Club for Waifs and Street Vendors in Sunderland, and elsewhere a League of the Poor Brave Things.
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