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Subject(s)

• Milton Keynes (England)—History [Browse]
• Milton Keynes (England)—Social life and customs [Browse]
• Milton Keynes (England)—Social conditions [Browse]

Series

• British politics and society. [More in this series]
• Cass series--British politics and society, 1467-1441

Summary note

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

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-196) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

Book Cover; History; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Foreword; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology of Events; Abbreviations; 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; References; Index

ISBN

• 1-135-75776-3
• 1-135-75777-1
• 1-280-28880-9
• 9786610288809
• 0-203-49642-6
• 9780203496428

OCLC

• 437062561
• 252756630

Doi

10.4324/9780203496428

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