1970s London: Discovering the Capital
1970s London: Discovering the Capital
Forshaw, Alec
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780752456911, Publication Date: Sun, May 1, 2011, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
2Following a sheltered childhood and a sequestered education in Cambridge, and having missed out on the swinging sixties, Alec Forshaw was ready for a dose of the wider world. London in the early 1970s was where the lights shone brightest. In reality, it was still a city struggling to find its post-war identity, full of declining industries and derelict docklands, a townscape blighted by undeveloped bomb sites, demonic motorway proposals and slum clearance schemes. The streets were full of street hawkers and greasy-spoon cafes, but enlivened by ghettos of immigrants and student culture. Ideas of traffic constraint and recycling rubbish were in their infancy. It was a decade which saw the three-day week, the Notting Hill riots and the last of the anti-Vietnam war protests. This sequel to Growing Up in Cambridge portrays the London of decades past as it appeared to a young man in his twenties, finding his feet, coming of age, and stumbling across the sights and sounds of an extraordinary city.
reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

Fodor's Paris 2025

by Fodor's Travel Guides

Paperback /Paperback

Why Bother with Church?: And ...

by Allberry, Sam

Paperback /Paperback

$5.99

Kutuzov: A Life in War ...

by Mikaberidze, Alexander

Hardcover /Hardcover

$28.49

listens & views

FILMWORKS X: IN THE MIRROR ...

by ZORN,JOHN

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$15.49

WORLD IS OURS 1: EVERYWHERE ...

by MOTORHEAD

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$18.25

CANCOES DO VENTO SUL

by FERNANDES,PAULA

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$20.99

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.