Format:
xii, 218 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9780367000516
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in modern British history
Content:
"Milton Keynes, one of post war Britain's largest and most ambitious state projects has often been maligned, derided, mocked and dismissed in politics and in popular culture alike. By integrating the cultural reception of Milton Keynes into wider histories of British politics and popular culture, this book also provides a wider history of how the backlash against state planning was achieved through the development of a mythology of "the bad old days". Despite this, Milton Keynes has functioned as a stubborn testament to the progressive and radical visions of a post war state, a political alternative to the present which rejects nostalgic and neoliberal conservatism alike"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Milton Keynes in British history -- Decline, status, and postwar landscapes -- Landscape value in modern Britain -- The plan for Milton Keynes, 1967-1972 -- The post-tower-block city? 1972-1975 -- Mirroring England, mirroring decline, 1976-1978 -- The Concrete Cows, 1978-1979 -- "You've never seen anything like it": the aspirational turn, 1979-1986 -- Milton Keynes and "the middle," c. 1980-1989 -- The wind-up: c.1986-1992
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780429444807
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780429816185
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780429816178
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780429816161
Language:
English
Keywords:
Milton Keynes
;
Planstadt
;
England
;
Stadtplanung
