This book examines the experiences of those dedicated drinkers at the forefront of the new night-time leisure industries that revolutionized the way we think about our city centres. Smith uses the night-time leisure economy as a lens through which to view the relationship between global consumer capital and the erosion of 'traditional' adulthood.

Oliver Smith is a Lecturer in Criminology at Plymouth University, UK.

1. Introduction 2. Socioeconomic Change, Work and Leisure 3. Binge Britain and the NTE 4. Consuming the City 5. Youth, Adulthood and the NTE 6. Drinking Biographies 7. Desire, Motivation and the NTE 8. Identity and the NTE 9. Work, Friendship and the NTE 10. Conclusions and Futures