Overview
This book is a unique collection: ordinary Londoners, in their own voices, tell about ordinary London lives.Interviews with over a hundred people in eight localities, from inner-city Battersea, to suburban Heston, to Greenhithe on the London fringe, have been edited with a linking commentary by Professor Sir Peter Hall.The first half, ""London Voices"", introduces the characters - their hopes and aspirations, their frustrations and struggles, their determination and optimism.The second, ""London Lives"", introduces the themes that dominate their everyday lives: the struggle to keep their heads above water, the search for a place to live, the hassle of the journey to work, their friends and neighbours, their concerns about crime, and the quality of their everyday lives. This is not only an extraordinary social record but also a compelling read for anyone and everyone interested in today's London, or in any other great global city. It will provide a mine of information for future historians on one of the world's greatest cities and will be of special academic or professional interest to sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, planners and social policymakers.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter Hall (Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration, University College London)
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Edition: illustrated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.780kg
ISBN: 9781861349835
ISBN 10: 1861349831
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 11 July 2007
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"""This is a fascinating read. Hall's interviews illustrate theenormous diversity of people and perspectives that make London what it is, and the amazing capacity of Londoners to deal with the constant evolution upon which our city thrives."" Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London"
This is a fascinating read. Hall's interviews illustrate theenormous diversity of people and perspectives that make London what it is, and the amazing capacity of Londoners to deal with the constant evolution upon which our city thrives. Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London
Author Information
Peter Hall is Professor of Planning and Regeneration at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London. Author, co-author or editor of over 35 books on urban and regional planning and related topics, he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Town Planning Institute in 2003 and the Balzan International Prize in 2005.
