A social history of Milton Keynes : middle England/edge city / Mark Clapson ; foreword by Jeff Rooker.

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Clapson, Mark

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0203496426
9780203496428
0714655244
9780714655246
9780714684178
0714684171
9786610288809
6610288801
1135757771
9781135757779
1280288809
9781280288807

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Social history of Milton Keynes.DDC classification:

942.5/91 22

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DA670.M66 C65 2004eb

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Contents:

1. Welcome to Milton Keynes -- 2. Where did Milton Keynes come from? -- 3. The suburban city takes shape -- 4. North bucks and the new city -- 5. Who moved to Milton Keynes? -- 6. Settling in -- 7. The unsettled : social problems in a suburban city -- 8. Sociability and social action in the space station city -- 9. Conclusion.

Summary: Established in 1967, Milton Keynes is England's largest new city and one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the UK. It is also a suburban city, genuinely liked and appreciated by most of its citizens.For many reasons, however, Milton Keynes is misunderstood, and its valuable recent lessons are mostly ignored in debates about national urban policy. This book discusses the popular and intellectual prejudices that have distorted understandings of the new city. A city is nothing without its people, of course, so Mark Clapson looks at who has moved to Milton Keynes, and discusses their exper.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-196) and index.

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Established in 1967, Milton Keynes is England's largest new city and one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the UK. It is also a suburban city, genuinely liked and appreciated by most of its citizens.For many reasons, however, Milton Keynes is misunderstood, and its valuable recent lessons are mostly ignored in debates about national urban policy. This book discusses the popular and intellectual prejudices that have distorted understandings of the new city. A city is nothing without its people, of course, so Mark Clapson looks at who has moved to Milton Keynes, and discusses their exper.

English.

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