In earlier studies, Peter Willmott and other investigators had
documented the social problems of new housing estates – the
loneliness, the tensions, the disruption of family and
neighbourhood ties. But how far are such troubles transitory? What
kind of life would develop in communities like these when time had
rubbed off the newness? Originally published in 1963, in search of
an answer, Peter Willmott went to Dagenham in Essex, where forty
years before the London County Council began to build a giant
estate to rehouse people from the East End of London. His study –
of a new estate that had now become an old one – throws light on
the long-term effects of this kind of migration. He found at
Dagenham, most strikingly, that a way of life very similar to a
‘traditional’ working-class community had grown up. In this
book he discusses the similarities and differences, and shows the
influences which had worked for and against this development. After
a sketch of the estate’s history, he traces the relationships of
the people of Dagenham with relatives, friends and neighbours, and
then examines their attitudes to each other, to politics and to
social class. His conclusions were not only relevant to housing and
town planning policy, but provided insight into the meaning of
social class in contemporary Britain at the time.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Revivals |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
First published: |
1963 |
Authors: |
Peter Willmott
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
166 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-254508-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-254508-9 |
Barcode: |
9781032545080 |
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