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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450231103321

Autore

Clapson Mark

Titolo

A social history of Milton Keynes : middle England/edge city / / Mark Clapson ; foreword by Jeff Rooker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-75777-1

1-280-28880-9

9786610288809

0-203-49642-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Cass series--British politics and society, , 1467-1441

Disciplina

942.5/91

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Milton Keynes (England) History

Milton Keynes (England) Social life and customs

Milton Keynes (England) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; History; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Foreword; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology of Events; Abbreviations; 1 Welcome to Milton Keynes; 2 Where Did Milton Keynes Come From?; 3 The Suburban City Takes Shape; 4 North Bucks and the New City; 5 Who Moved to Milton Keynes?; 6 Settling In; 7 The Unsettled: Social Problems in a Suburban City; 8 Sociability and Social Action in the Space Station City; 9 Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 intellectual prejudices that have distorted understandings of the new city. A city is nothing without its people, of course, so Mark Clapson looks at who has moved to Milton Keynes, and discusses their exper