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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 9 books in this booklist
£9.99 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780008474256 | ISBN 10: 0008474257
A vividly written and timely polemic tackling the burning injustices shaping British society today. ‘Intelligently written and powerfully argued.’ Paul Mason ‘Witty, scathing, and entertaining.’ Danny Dorling Journa ... more
View book details£5.99 hardback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781782405689 | ISBN 10: 1782405682
We've come to believe that living in a city is the very opposite of living a mindful life. But this couldn't be further from the truth. Enriching, inventive, ever-evolving, and social, cities are rich with ingredients for sparkling spiritual health. ... more
View book details£18.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780745336794 | ISBN 10: 0745336795
This book critiques how impoverished communities are represented by politicians, the media, academics and policy makers - and how our understanding of these neighbourhoods is, often misleadingly, shaped by these stories. The alleged behaviou ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781910395271 | ISBN 10: 1910395277
Something City is an exploration of modern day living through representations of the lives of different groups of people in an imagined place. Segregated communities of young people, elders, fanatics, techies and the religious live side by side, inte ... more
View book details£14.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780141975894 | ISBN 10: 014197589x
"In the craven world of architectural criticism Hatherley is that rarest of things: a brave, incisive, elegant and erudite writer, whose books dissect the contemporary built environment to reveal the political fantasies and social realities it embodi ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781784870829 | ISBN 10: 178487082x
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TRISTRAM HUNT Our collective notion of the city and country is irresistibly powerful. The city as the seat of enlightenment, sophistication, power and greed is in profound contrast with an innocent, peaceful, backward ... more
View book details£23.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781447323938 | ISBN 10: 1447323939
Has the age of the internet killed our high streets? Have our town and city centres become obsolete? How to Save Our Town Centres delves below the surface of empty buildings and ‘shop local’ campaigns to focus on the real issues: how the relationship ... more
View book details£24.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781844672202 | ISBN 10: 1844672204
Robert Hughes once described Michael Sorkin as “unique in America – brave, principled, highly informed and fiercely funny.” All Over the Map confirms all of these superlatives as Sorkin assaults “the national security city, with its archite ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780262562362 | ISBN 10: 0262562367
Welcome to Blubberland--a world of quadruple-garaged mansions, vast malls, gated communities, stretch limos, and posh resorts. Blubberland is a place, but it is also a state of mind: we expect to be happy (trophy house, SUV in the driveway, home ente ... more
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