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  • Live, Work and Play

    A Centenary History of Welwyn Garden City

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    Books about history using real life memories recorded specifically for the purpose are rare, Live, Work & Play is just such a book. Created from the hundreds of reminiscences of the residents of the town gathered by the WGC Heritage Trust and put into historical context by Prof Mark Clapson , one of the UK's leading social historians, the book offers a unique insight into the creation of the UK's ... Leer más

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  • The Blitz and its Legacy

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    Triggered in part by contemporary experiences in the Balkans, the Middle East and elsewhere, there has been a rise in interest in the blitz and the subsequent reconstruction of cities, especially as many of the buildings and areas rebuilt after the Second World War are now facing demolition and reconstruction in their turn. Drawing together leading scholars and new researchers from across the ... Leer más

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  • A Social History of Milton Keynes

    Middle England/Edge City

    de Mark Clapson ...
    Series series British Politics and Society
    Established in 1967, Milton Keynes is England's largest new city and one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the UK. It is also a suburban city, genuinely liked and appreciated by most of its citizens. For many reasons, however, Milton Keynes is misunderstood, and its valuable recent lessons are mostly ignored in debates about national urban policy. This book discusses the popular and ... Leer más

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  • The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century

    de Mark Clapson ...
    Series series Routledge Companions
    The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century Britain is a jargon-free guide to the social, economic and political history of Britain since 1900. Opening with a general introduction and overview of twentieth century Britain, the book contains a wealth of chronologies, facts and figures, introductions to major themes, the historiography of twentieth century Britain, a guide to sources and resources, ... Leer más

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    The Penguin Social History of Britain

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  • The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 4, 1880 to the Present

    Edición de Thomas Bartlett ...
    Series series The Cambridge History of Ireland
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  • Britain's New Towns

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    The New Towns Programme of 1946 to 1970 was one of the most substantial periods of urban development in Britain. The New Towns have often been described as a social experiment; so what has this experiment proved?This book covers the story of how these towns came to be built, how they aged, and the challenges and opportunities they now face as they begin phases of renewal. The new approaches in ... Leer más

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  • Municipal Dreams

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  • Foundations

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    An urban history of modern Britain, and how the built environment shaped the nation’s politicsFoundations is a history of twentieth-century Britain told through the rise, fall, and reinvention of six different types of urban space: the industrial estate, shopping precinct, council estate, private flats, shopping mall, and suburban office park. Sam Wetherell shows how these spaces transformed ... Leer más

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  • Elizabethans

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