Format:
ix, 239 Seiten
,
22 cm
ISBN:
3319746774
,
9783319746777
Series Statement:
Palgrave studies in urban anthropology
Content:
This ethnographic study of a mixed-occupancy housing estate near the centre of London refocuses the scholarly conversation around social housing in the UK after the 1980 Housing Act. As well as examining the long-term consequences of 'Right to Buy,' such as shortages in local authority stock and neighbourhood gentrifiction, James Rosbrook-Thompson and Gary Armstrong investigate the changes wrought on the social fabric of the individual estate. Drawing on four years of ethnographic fieldwork, the authors explore the estate's social mix and, more specifically, the consequences of owner-occupiers, council tenants and private renters sharing a cramped inner-city neighbourhood. Mixed-Occupancy Housing in London: A Living Tapestry humanizes the academic discussion of class, race, and gender in social housing through the occupants' tales of getting by, getting along, and getting out--back cover
Content:
1. Introduction: A Living Tapestry? -- 2. Setting the Scene -- 3. Mixed Occupancy: Mixed Occupations? -- 4. Custodians of (Dis)order: The Pusher, the Publican and the Matriarch -- 5. Rubbing Along: Proximity and Understandings of Difference -- 6. Habitable Space? The Price of Gentrification -- 7. Mater Out of Place? Women, Mobility, Livelihood and Power -- 8. Conclusion: The Tapestry Unpicked? -- References -- Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783319746784
Language:
English
Keywords:
London
;
Wohnen
;
Sozialer Wohnungsbau
;
Wohnungseigentum
;
Gentrifizierung
URL:
http://sebi-images.zlb.de/inhaltsverzeichnisse/AK34126515.pdf
Author information:
Armstrong, Gary 1960-
Author information:
Rosbrook-Thompson, James
