ABSTRACT
To some readers, the arrival in 2009 of another book on raves and the culture of dance parties may seem strange when the height of the rave scene, at least in the UK, occurred more than a decade ago. Given the fact that a number of books have already been written, published, and thoroughly dissected, readers may wonder: why produce another book so long after the rave scene began? In spite of the rave/dance movement having its heyday in the early 1990s, the dance scene has since then developed globally and dance clubs are still an important element of night life in London, New York, Hong Kong, and Sydney, with a continuing flow of new and younger DJs entering the scene.1 Consequently, a book on the dance scene is still relevant. But, besides its contemporary relevance, six other important reasons exist for why we decided to write Youth, Drugs, and Nightlife.
