Buy generation x by charles hamblett, jane deverson isbn. I suppose coupland coined the term and sometimes thats all that matters. It was a laugh, i havent enjoyed myself so much for a long time. Douglas coupland first coined the term in his novel generation x. If you answered c you are a member of generation x. In these ways, generation x was redo lent of the misgivings of modern youth itself. Hence, before generation x as we have come to know it was born, its symbolic meaning had been articulatedlost, unknown, disaffected, cynical. Very scarce book on 1960s british juvenile delinquen. Generation x paperback january 1, 1964 by jane hamblett, charles. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Generation x in the late 1980s a new demographic generation, generation x, began to be noticed. Broad bought a copy of the book at a garage sale and gave it to idol, who fell in love with the name.
Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner. Generation x mass market paperback january 1, 1964 by jane hamblett, charles deverson author 5. List of books and articles about generation x online. Charles hamblett and jane deverson were a couple of journalists who decided that it. While the angst and apathy that defined our generation exists in these characters, i. The name was derived from the book generation x, by charles hamblett and jane deverson, who interviewed alienated british mods and rockers and let them speak for themselves. X s are also seen as entrepreneurial, selfreliant, good workers, and practical problemsolvers kupperschmidt, 2000. Gold medal books, 1964, 192p, paperback, covers bumpedscuffed, binding tight, text clean100.
Jane deversonthe forgotten poet who invented generation x. May 01, 2018 generation x 19651980 that comment in the observer was in reference to a thenrecently published book called generation x by jane deverson and charles hamblett. Generation x by hamblett charles deverson jane abebooks. The 1964 book of todays generation talking about itself was published. In 1964 the paperback generation x hit the bookstands. In this context generation xsurrounded by quotation marksportrayed a crosssection of young people from all walks of life, from the controversial and sometimes violent rockers and fashionoriented mods to prostitutes, high school and college students. Generation x or gen x for short is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding the millennials. The band that began billy idols career was inspired by jane deverson and charles hambletts book, generation x. Enter charles hamblett, who helped put it together in book form, with the end result being the copy of generation x you see here. Were writing about it this personal prologue introduces several aspects of my thesis. Generation x 19651980 that comment in the observer was in reference to a thenrecently published book called generation x by jane deverson and charles hamblett. Generation x is a 1965 165page book on popular youth culture by british journalists jane deverson and charles hamblett. In 1976, billy idol would name his punk band generation x, after hamblett and deversons book, appropriately fusing the genx label to punk music. It began as a series of interviews in a 1964 study of british youth, commissioned by british lifestyle magazine womans own where deverson worked.
The label reappeared in 1963 in a book titled generation x by charles hamblett and jane deverson. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Ever since i discovered a copy of generation x languishing in a charity shop some 30 years ago, id wondered whether hamblett and deverson were indeed the first to gather the words and feelings of. Teaming with hamblett, deverson published generation x in 1965 after it. The ultimate responsibility of generation x is to guide the human race through the final and crucial decades of this explosive century into the enlightenment of the next one.
In this context generation xsurrounded by quotation marksportrayed a crosssection of young people from all walks of life, from the controversial and sometimes violent rockers and. The book was an immediate bestseller thanks to its frank, powerful quotes. Generation x did not fall into oblivion then and there. The next iteration of generation x appeared independently in a small book by the. Not only did he write the extensive commentary, a revealing chronicle of the social landscape of the early 60s, but he gleaned interviews with young people across the spectrum. Twentysomethings, brought up with divorce, watergate and three mile island, and scarred by the 80s fallout of yuppies, recession, crack and ronald reagan, they represent the new generation generation x. A critical sociological perspective american society. The book offered a pessimistic view of xers as being overly independent, disdainful of tradition and careless about the future. Published by gold medal books fawcett publications, inc. However, it was not douglas coupland but my father, charles hamblett, and his cowriter, jane deverson, who first identified generation x in 1964, in the book of the same name. The next we heard of generation x was in 1976, when punk pinup billy idol named his band after the demographic, having come across the term in a 1965 book of the same name by journalists jane.
She teamed up with journalist charles hamblett 20 years her senior, but. Generation x, great britain social conditions, great britain social conditions 1945, young adults great britain publisher greenwich, conn. In fact, billy idols mother, joan broad, had something to do with the naming of the popular 1970s band, generation x. Members of generation x are comfortable with technology due to the fact that technology has evolved tremendously since the 1960s. For the ultimate responsibility of generation x is to guide the human race. In the us generation x was originally referred to as the baby bust generation because of the drop in the birth rate following the baby boom. If youre generation x and remember reagan and the looming possibility on nuclear war you might like the background themes, where the main characters are dealing with finding meaning in the modern world and doing it partial by telling each other melancholy but beautiful stories. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. So i still believe that the term generation x is charles hambletts. In its active years, the band was an underground punk phenomenon until billy idol would make a name for himself in the 1980s with rebel yell and white wedding, among other hits. Apr 30, 2020 the 1964 book generation x was conceived and written by my late father charles hamblett who also gave the book its title. How baby boomers, generation x, and millennials got their. With illustrations, including portraits four square books. Generation x the book, tales for an accelerated culture generation x.
Whats behind the rebellious anger of britains untamed youth. Researchers and popular media typically use birth years around 1965 to 1980 to define generation xers, although some sources use birth years beginning as early as 1960 and ending somewhere from 1977 to 1985. Although the book is largely transcripts, the authors are by no means impartial. In fact, idol had been a member of the punk band generation x from 19761981, which was named after deverson and hambletts 1965 sociology book a copy of which was owned by idols mother. Charles hamblett and jane deversons 1964 novel generation x portrays the children who would come of age in the closing years of the 20th century. Mar 01, 2014 ever since i discovered a copy of generation x languishing in a charity shop some 30 years ago, id wondered whether hamblett and deverson were indeed the first to gather the words and feelings of. Generation by charles hamblett jane deverson abebooks. In 1964 the paperback generation x hit the bookstand, and its candid. An agent friend arranged a meeting with journalist charles hamblett twenty. Jul, 2017 and that, as 18yearold john braden put it in deversons and hambletts 1964published book on the subject, generation x, was precisely the point. It contains interviews with teenagers who were part of the mod subculture. I had heard about this book for several years as the defining book of generationx, so my expectations were high going into it. Jul 27, 2014 generation x did not fall into oblivion then and there.