This collection of readings on race and the punk rock movement provides an incredibly wide-ranging sample of interviews and essays by band members, scene adherents, commentators and scholars on the interaction between youth cultural identity creation and the entrenched attitudes of race and race relations in society. Beginning with the roots of the movement, the collection includes Patti Smith song lyrics and John Sinclair's (of the band MC5) liner notes, before moving on to engage with bands like Sham 69 and Black Flag, the beginnings of the skinhead movement, both racist and anti-racist, as well as global perspectives on race in scenes around the world. Editorial commentary and background information is included throughout. Duncombe is a professor of media and culture at New York University, and Tremblay is a writer for Maximumrocknroll. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)