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The Isle of Dogs
Now home to Canary Wharf and global finance, the Isle of Dogs was once the beating heart of industrial East London. These photographs, taken between 1982 and 1987, show the island just before the big money moved in and the area was forever transformed.
Photographers' London, 1839-1994
Drawn principally from the Museum of London's collection of historic and contemporary photographs, and including some of the earliest surviving photographs of England's capital, this book reflects the story of London from 1839 to the present day.
London 1958-59
Magnum photographer Sergio Larrain visited London in 1958 to find a city firmly rooted in tradition. Yet in its streets, its parks, its clubs and its cafes Larrain witnessed a city moving towards a new decade-a changing society. These powerful photographs present a vivid portrait of a coal-fired, smoke-laden London which has long since disappeared.
The Games of Land Dispossession
This book offers a comparative study of state strategies in relation to urban redevelopment projects associated with sports mega-events in Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It examines urban governance strategies employed to dispossess working-class communities of their land and counteract the subsequent emergence of discontent in various national contexts, offering an intricate analysis of the mechanisms of class dominance operating across diverse regions of the globe. This is based on the application of Gramscian theory concerning the capitalist state and its fluid interplay between coercion and consent. Juxtaposing historical trajectories in the execution of redevelopment initi...
Docklands
This text is a sociological study of a community in transition and the impact of urban regeneration. The process of change on the Isle of Dogs is revealed from the differing perspectives of Islanders, developers and business, and yuppies attracted to the area. The book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in urban sociology, social geography, cultural and community studies, housing and urban planning, race and ethnic studies, and broader market including Open University courses, "A"-level courses and general interest.
Encyclopedia of World War II
A reference to the ideological, military, political, biographical, and social topics surrounding World War II, which is often considered the pivotal event of the twentieth century.
London from Punk to Blair
Based upon an exploration of essays, maps, journeys, pictures, narratives and signs the editors have compiled an overview of London from the mid-70s through to the days of the Blair administration.
Docklands: Urban Change
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
