Foundations by Sam Wetherell
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.
"Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain"
"Winner of the Historians of British Art Book Prize, Contemporary Subject"
"[A] brilliant new history. . . A highly convincing book, with the sort of clarity and panoramic scope that is too often, in books on this subject, lost in architectural and decorative minutiae."---Owen Hatherley, Tribune Magazine
"Elegantly written. . . . [A] timely contribution."---Alistair Fair, Architectural History
"An academic modernist sees opportunity in disruption."---John Gapper, Financial Times
"[A] scintillating and thoroughly engaging book, which rightly urges us to pay closer attention to the built environment in our understanding of how modern Britain came to be."---Phil Child, Journal of Contemporary History
"Foundations is a fascinating contribution . . . illuminating fluently and engagingly the still-hidden history of the mundane spaces that Britons have inherited, many of which they continue to inhabit."---Simon Gunn, Journal of British Studies
"An excellent book. It is deeply researched, thoughtfully argued, and beautifully written."---Erika Hanna, American Historical Review
"Winner of the Historians of British Art Book Prize, Contemporary Subject"
"[A] brilliant new history. . . A highly convincing book, with the sort of clarity and panoramic scope that is too often, in books on this subject, lost in architectural and decorative minutiae."---Owen Hatherley, Tribune Magazine
"Elegantly written. . . . [A] timely contribution."---Alistair Fair, Architectural History
"An academic modernist sees opportunity in disruption."---John Gapper, Financial Times
"[A] scintillating and thoroughly engaging book, which rightly urges us to pay closer attention to the built environment in our understanding of how modern Britain came to be."---Phil Child, Journal of Contemporary History
"Foundations is a fascinating contribution . . . illuminating fluently and engagingly the still-hidden history of the mundane spaces that Britons have inherited, many of which they continue to inhabit."---Simon Gunn, Journal of British Studies
"An excellent book. It is deeply researched, thoughtfully argued, and beautifully written."---Erika Hanna, American Historical Review
Sam Wetherell is lecturer in the history of Britain and the world at the University of York. Twitter @samwetherell
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691193755 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691193754 |
| Title | Foundations |
| Author | Sam Wetherell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2020-10-13 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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