Working-Class Suburb - Social Change on an English Council Estate, 1930-2010 (Hardcover)

Not all council estates are the same. A detailed historical account of the birth and social evolution of the Whitley council estate in Reading, Working-Class Suburb challenges many of the more depressing images and cultural stereotypes about council housing in twentieth and twenty-first century England. Key areas covered by the study are housing and politics; community campaigns; women and the corporate life of council estates; the uses of leisure; the relationships between tenants, residents and the local authority, and continuities in working-class life despite economic, demographic and political change. The book will be of interest to anyone studying urban history and social history, to professionals working in the fields of housing policy and housing studies, and to the growing number of academics interested in suburban studies. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Mark Clapson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-7951-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-7190-7951-9
Barcode:	9780719079511

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