{"product_id":"the-milltown-boys-revisited-howard-williamson-9781859738191","title":"The Milltown Boys Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoward Williamson's 'Five Years' was a ground-breaking study of youth, poverty and crime in the 1970s. At its close, the boys he interviewed were left with few prospects and bleak futures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-five years later, Williamson returns to find out the sort of men these boys have become and narrates their stories in this extraordinary book. Of the original group of 67 boys, seven are dead -- not one of natural causes. Williamson tracked down half of those remaining. Here they tell of their personal, family and social relationships, legal and illegal work, their experiences of the criminal justice system, and money. Contrary to what one might expect, their lives are startlingly diverse. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Milltown Boys Revisited is a riveting account of life on the edge during the Thatcher and Blair governments. It tells stories of dignity, human betterment and escape, of fatalism on the margins of criminal and drug cultures, and also of getting by in difficult circumstances. It is as much a celebration of individual resilience as an account of risk and vulnerability in the lives of the dispossessed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Williamson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1859738192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781859738191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berg Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.48w x 0.72d","brand":"Howard Williamson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136930558207,"sku":"9781859738191","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f824aab-df00-4ea7-ba4b-974b88b45aab.jpg?v=1770165402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-milltown-boys-revisited-howard-williamson-9781859738191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}