{"product_id":"elsewhere-the-story-of-uk-skateboarding-1987-2002-book","title":"Elsewhere - The Story of UK Skateboarding 1987 - 2002 Book","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Majestic’\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The Idler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An absolute treasure trove.’\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Flying from rooftops or grinding on car spoilers, the skaters at the spectacular birth of a UK subculture are captured in Neil Macdonald’s book Elsewhere' - \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eElsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the definitive oral history of British skateboarding. Told chronologically from the beginning of its identity shift to the start of the new millennium, the book explores the lasting influence British skateboarding continues to have on fashion, film, photography, art and media. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/gallery\/2026\/may\/21\/uk-skateboard-scene-neil-macdonald-book-elsewhere\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGuardian article\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(opens in new window)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile British skateboarders moved the sport away from its Californian roots, embracing a different terrain with skaters in the north taking to ramps in abandoned warehouses and in the south skating the streets of new developments, the story of skateboarding in the UK goes far beyond the act of riding a board. As important were the cottage industries of clothes manufacture, photography, filmmaking and zine production which were inspired by British skateboarders: many of which are now multi-million-pound brands which regulate mainstream culture today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuitable not only for skaters but for anyone interested in film, fashion and photography,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElsewhere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the story of skateboarding in the UK during the pivotal era of 1987–2002 when the British iteration of the sport developed its own unique identity and subsequently went on to inspire and transform global popular culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-permalink=\"\/book\/elsewhere\/?wpv_view_count=6783-CATTR5281b32dff0ac7b2031ee261f7bc1029\" data-pagination='{\"id\":\"6783\",\"query\":\"normal\",\"type\":\"disabled\",\"effect\":\"fade\",\"duration\":500,\"speed\":5,\"pause_on_hover\":\"disabled\",\"stop_rollover\":\"false\",\"cache_pages\":\"enabled\",\"preload_images\":\"enabled\",\"preload_pages\":\"enabled\",\"preload_reach\":1,\"spinner\":\"builtin\",\"spinner_image\":\"https:\/\/www.batsfordbooks.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif\",\"callback_next\":\"\",\"manage_history\":\"disabled\",\"has_controls_in_form\":\"disabled\",\"infinite_tolerance\":\"0\",\"max_pages\":1,\"page\":1,\"base_permalink\":\"\/book\/elsewhere\/?wpv_view_count=6783-CATTR5281b32dff0ac7b2031ee261f7bc1029\u0026amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM\",\"loop\":{\"type\":\"\",\"name\":\"\",\"data\":[],\"id\":0}}' data-viewnumber=\"6783-CATTR5281b32dff0ac7b2031ee261f7bc1029\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-6783-CATTR5281b32dff0ac7b2031ee261f7bc1029\" id=\"wpv-view-layout-6783-CATTR5281b32dff0ac7b2031ee261f7bc1029\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"author-image-biog heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"center blue big\"\u003eABOUT THE Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeil Macdonald\u003c\/strong\u003e is the leading authority on British skateboarding. He has been skateboarding since 1988, and writing about skateboarding for \u003cem\u003eSidewalk, North, Free\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGrey\u003c\/em\u003e since 2007. He owns one of the world’s largest libraries of printed and audio-visual skateboard media, including complete sets of all UK publications and almost every British-made skateboard film, as well as many hundreds of pieces of hardware and clothing. His @scienceversuslife Instagram account celebrates the stylistic innovation of ’90s skateboarding. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Read and Destroy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56672192299394,"sku":"9781849949422","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/3698\/6131\/files\/elsewhere-the-story-of-uk-skateboarding-1987-2002-book-alansbmx-1240565649.jpg?v=1779833291","url":"https:\/\/alansbmx.com\/products\/elsewhere-the-story-of-uk-skateboarding-1987-2002-book","provider":"Alans BMX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}