Among the Thugs: The Experience, and the Seduction, of Crowd Violence

In Among the Thugs, Bill Buford ingratiates himself with violent British soccer fans in an attempt to understand what motivates their behavior. But it doesn't seem like much of a mystery — take aggressive young men, give them alcohol, and put them in a crowded environment — so I’m not sure what Buford expected to find. He writes well though.