Reconstructing modernity : space, power and governance in mid-twentieth century British cities / James Greenhalgh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenhalgh, James (Historian), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--England--Manchester--History--20th century.

City planning.

City planning--England--Hull--History--20th century.

Urban renewal--England--Manchester--History--20th century.

Urban renewal.

Urban renewal--England--Hull--History--20th century.

Cities and towns--Great Britain--Growth--History--20th century.

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Growth.

Growth.

History.

England--Manchester.

England--Hull.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Reconstructing modernity' assesses the character of approaches to rebuilding British cities during the decades after the Second World War. It explores the strategies of spatial governance that sought to restructure society and looks at the cast of characters who shaped these processes. It challenges traditional views of urban modernism and sheds new light on the importance of the immediate post-war for the trajectory of planned urban renewal in twentieth century.0It examines plans and policies designed to produce and govern lived spaces- shopping centers, housing estates, parks, schools and homes - and shows how and why they succeeded or failed. It demonstrates how the material space of the city and how people used and experienced it was crucial in understanding historical change in urban contexts. The book is aimed at those interested in urban modernism, the use of space in town planning, the urban histories of post-war Britain and of social housing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1526114143

9781526114143

OCLC:

1023504173