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Engines of Rebellion: Bosozoku and the Global Language of Youth Subculture

Gerteis, Christopher

Authors

DR Christopher Gerteis cg24@soas.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in HIS of Contemp Japan

Abstract

How biker subcultures from Tokyo to Marseille reveal the global struggle over identity, conformity, and freedom

Citation

Gerteis, C. (2025). Engines of Rebellion: Bosozoku and the Global Language of Youth Subculture

Working Paper Type	Working Paper
Publication Date	Apr 4, 2025
Deposit Date	Apr 22, 2025
Publisher URL	https://japanesemodernity.substack.com/p/engines-of-rebellion-bosozoku-and

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