The Modern British City 1945-2000

Bringing together architectural, urban and social historians, this book charts the extraordinary changes that took place in British cities between the end of the Second World War and the early 21st century. Tackling topics ranging from gentrification and multiculturalism to shopping and night life, this ambitious volume provides a new understanding of these multiple historical processes.

Contents. Introduction: From the Victorian City to the Modern City, Simon Gunn and Otto Saumarez Smith. Urbanism After the Victorian City, Guy Ortolano. Fuelling the City, Divya Subramanian. Visible Cities, John Wyver. Community Architecture, Holly Smith. Working-Class Communities, Jon Lawrence. Multicultural Cities, Elizabeth Buettner. Gentrification, John Davis. On Queer Street, Matt Cook. Students and the City, Keith Vernon. The Jogger, the Mugger and the Hipster, Peter Mandler. The Active Suburb, Laura Balderstone. The Inner City and the Welfare State, Nicholas Bullock. Planning and Architecture in Southampton, Owen Hatherley. Conservation, Planning and Regeneration, John Pendlebury. Market Places and Piazzas, Sarah Mass. Ports and Port Cities, David Edgerton. On the (King's) Road, Lawrence Black. Redeveloping the City, Alastair Kefford. The Unmaking of the Industrial City, Christopher Lawson. Waiting and Delays in Northern Ireland, Erika Hanna. Women's Activism, Krista Cowman. Race, Racism and Urban Space, Saima Nasar. Homelessness, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite. Faith in the City, William Whyte. Travelling Through the City, Colin Pooley. Scrambled Towns, Otto Saumarez Smith. Music and Urban Night Life, Simon Gunn. Afterword, Peter Mandler