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Up in the Air
- A History of High Rise Britain
Engelsk
Bogcover for Up in the Air af Holly Smith, 9781804297377
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9781804297377
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1804297372
Udg. Dato:
28 okt 2025
Størrelse i cm:
21,0 x 14,0 x 2,2
Forlag:
Oplagsdato:
28 okt 2025
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Up in the Air

- A History of High Rise Britain
Engelsk
Hardback 2025
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<i>Up in the Air</i> tells the story of Britain’s multi-storey council housing from its beginnings to the present day. Throughout its history, high rise has been a symbol of the welfare state for better or worse. Here, Holly Smith tells a new story from the perspective of those who lived there, exploring how residents grappled with this brave new world above the old skyline. <br><br>Through a series of historical moments based upon prize-winning research, we confront the human story of high-rise Britain. Interrogating the complex inheritance of mid-century urban reconstruction, Smith shows how these buildings became a crucible for the welfare state’s reimagination over the decades. <br><br>She traces the scattering of a local community during the construction of Park Hill in Sheffield in the 1950s. The resistance of residents after the Ronan Point collapse of 1968. The formation of a pioneering tenants’ cooperative to revive a crumbling estate during the closure of the Docklands. The rage of a National Tower Blocks Network advocating for high-rise safety in the 1980s and 1990s. The excitement of early digital culture in a Liverpudlian pensioners’ high-rise internet television show in the 2000s. And the fierce battle to defend estates from demolition in the 2010s.<br><br><i>Up in the Air</i> is a rich history of political struggle within Britain’s most misunderstood buildings, offering essential lessons for a reformed social housing compact.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9781804297377
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1804297372
Udg. Dato:
28 okt 2025
Størrelse i cm:
21,0 x 14,0 x 2,2
Forlag:
Oplagsdato:
28 okt 2025
Forfatter(e):
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