Architectures of survival : air war and urbanism in Britain, 1935-52 / Adam Page.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Page, Adam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air power--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Air power.

Air warfare--History--20th century.

Air warfare.

Urbanization--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Urbanization.

Public spaces--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Public spaces.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 243 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

'Architectures of Survival' is an original and innovative work of history that investigates the relationship between air war and urbanism in modern Britain. It asks how the development of airpower and the targeting of cities influenced perceptions of urban spaces and visions of urban futures from the interwar period into the Cold War, highlighting the importance of war and the anticipation of war in modern urban history. Airpower created a permanent threat to cities and civilians, and this book considers how architects, planners and government officials reframed bombing as an ongoing urban problem, rather than one contingent to a particular conflict.

Contents:

In the next war: the future of cities and the future of war

Planning a 'militant peace': air raid precautions for peace and for war

Cities under fire: the 'new blitz reality'

Seeing cities through bombsights: urban geographies of war after 1945

A 'peace that is no peace': reconstruction, defence and development in town and country

Conclusion: war without limits.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 23, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526122605

152612260X

9781526122599

1526122596

OCLC:

1088722895