| Getting by: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain Contributor(s): McKenzie, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447309952 ISBN-13: 9781447309956 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 307.336 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While the 1% rule, poor neighbourhoods have become the subject of public concern and media scorn, blamed for society's ills. This unique book redresses the balance. Lisa Mckenzie lived on the St Ann's estate in Nottingham for more than 20 years. Her 'insider' status enables us to hear the stories of its residents, often wary of outsiders. St Ann's has been stigmatised as a place where gangs, guns, drugs, single mothers and those unwilling or unable to make something of their lives reside. Yet in this same community we find strong, resourceful, ambitious people who are 'getting by', often with humour and despite facing brutal austerity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dorling, Danny: - Danny Dorling is the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. He is the author of more than twenty-five books.McKenzie, Lisa: - Lisa Mckenzie is a research fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, working as part of the Great British Class Survey Team. |