{"product_id":"among-the-thugs-vintage-departures","title":"Among the Thugs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a curiosity about English football crowds becomes an extraordinary immersion into one of the most violent subcultures of late twentieth-century Britain. Over the course of nearly a decade, journalist Bill Buford follows football hooligans onto packed trains, into pubs, through stadiums, and into the riots that erupt before and after matches. As he gains their trust, he witnesses not only acts of shocking brutality but also the intoxicating pull of group identity and crowd psychology that draws ordinary people into extraordinary violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part investigative journalism, and part social history, \u003cem\u003eAmong the Thugs\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping examination of masculinity, nationalism, tribalism, and the seductive power of belonging. Written with the immersive intensity of literary reportage, Buford's account goes beyond football to ask unsettling questions about why crowds behave the way they do. More than three decades after its publication, it remains one of the definitive books on mob psychology and one of the great works of narrative nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Buford is an American writer, journalist, and editor. He was the founding editor of \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e magazine before becoming fiction editor at \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. Renowned for his immersive style of reporting, he is the author of \u003cem\u003eAmong the Thugs\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHeat\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDirt\u003c\/em\u003e, books that combine firsthand experience with literary observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJune 1, 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e320\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarrative Nonfiction · Journalism · Sports · Sociology · Psychology · British History\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9780679745358\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276331737270,"sku":"9780679745358","price":25.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9780679745358.jpg?v=1784734049","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/among-the-thugs-vintage-departures","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}