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):

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

Cities and towns.

Urban renewal--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Urban renewal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 226 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

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 20th century. It examines plans and policies designed to produce and govern lived spaces - shopping centres, housing estates, parks, schools and homes - and shows how and why they succeeded or failed.

Contents:

Cover

Reconstructing modernity

Contents

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Fantasies of urban futures

2 The functioning metropolis

3 The city and the suburban village

4 The spaces of everyday life

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Previous edition issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 9, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526114174

1526114178

9781526136060

1526136066

9781526114167

152611416X

OCLC:

1054010128