| A Journey Through Ruins: The Last Days of London Contributor(s): Wright, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199541949 ISBN-13: 9780199541942 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $30.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 942.1 |
| LCCN: 2008943418 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.70 lbs) 428 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1980's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A unique evocation of Britain at the height of Margaret Thatcher's rule, A Journey Through Ruins views the transformation of the country through the unexpected prism of every day life in East London. Written at a time when the looming but still unfinished tower of Canary Wharf was still wrapped in protective blue plastic, its cast of characters includes council tenants trapped in disintegrating tower blocks, depressed gentrifiers worrying about negative equity, metal detectorists, sharp-eyed estate agents and management consultants, and even Prince Charles. Written half a century after the blitz, the book reviews the rise and fall of the London of the post-war settlement. It remains one of the very best accounts of what it was like to live through the Thatcher years. This reissue includes a new introduction revisiting the book's East End starting point in Dalston Lane, four additional chapters, and an insert of photographs taken in and around Dalston in the year of the book's first appearance. |