London voices, London lives : : Tales from a working capital / / Peter Hall.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Hall, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (512 p.)

This book is a unique collection: ordinary Londoners, in their own voices, tell about ordinary London lives. Interviews with over a hundred people in eight localities, from inner-city Battersea, to suburban Heston, to Greenhithe on the London fringe, have been edited with a linking commentary by Professor Sir Peter Hall. The first half, London Voices, introduces the characters - their hopes and aspirations, their frustrations and struggles, their determination and optimism. The second, London Lives, introduces the themes that dominate their everyday lives: the struggle to keep their heads above water, the search for a place to live, the hassle of the journey to work, their friends and neighbours, their concerns about crime, and the quality of their everyday lives. This is not only an extraordinary social record but also a compelling read for anyone and everyone interested in today's London, or in any other great global city. It will provide a mine of information for future historians on one of the world's greatest cities and will be of special academic or professional interest to sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, planners and social policymakers.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- London Places, London People -- Voices from the London Streets -- London Voices -- New Melting Pot: Battersea -- Pressured Proletarian Island: Bermondsey -- Transit Centre: Upton Park -- Airport City: Heston -- Garden Suburb Challenged: Eltham -- Arcadia under Shadow: Gants Hill -- Edge Suburb: Greenhithe -- London Lives -- Making Ends Meet -- Finding a Place -- Getting There -- Friends and Neighbours -- Fearing Crime, Avoiding Crime -- Melting the Pot -- London Futures -- Changing the World -- Bringing it Together -- References -- List of Respondents -- Index