London

From Punk to Blair

By: Andrew Gibson (Editor), Joe Kerr (Editor)

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 October 2003

At a Glance

Paperback
400 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
24.8 x 19

New Edition

Published: 15th January 2013

Paperback

$90.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $22.75 with

Ships in 5 to 10 business days

London is known around the world as a metropolitan, ordered city full of tourist attractions and exclusive shops, but the real face of the city – disordered, chaotic, sprawling, vigorous, untamed – remains unseen and unexplored.

London from Punk to Blair is a richly illustrated portrait of Europe’s foremost capital. An array of contributors, including poets, journalists, teachers, historians, wanderers, drinkers, photographers and foodies, offer a selection of personal and subjective readings of the city since the late ’70s. Using maps, journeys, pictures, narratives and signs, the contributors chart a variety of literal and metaphorical explorations through modern and postmodern London, showing how it works, and how it fails to work; what makes it vibrant, and what makes it seedy. From West End galleries to strip pubs in Shoreditch; from millionaires’ loft apartments to buses and suburban Tube stops; from film, fashion and gay clubs to punk bands, ruinous factories, pigeon filth and the vagaries of weather, London from Punk to Blair embraces the city like no other book has before.

London is too complex and fragmented for any one person to comprehend fully, but this book goes a long way to help you discover what lies outside, and inside, Zone 1. The book will open your eyes to parts of London that you have never seen, or even knew existed.

Contributors include: Phil Baker, Michael Bracewell, Christopher Breward, John Davis, Tom Dyckhoff, Allen Fisher, Charlie Gere, David Gilbert, Fiona Henderson, Patrick Keiller, Sarah Kent, Roger Luckhurst, Nicholas Royle, Hanif Kureishi, Salman Rushdie, Patrick Wright.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $89.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Arts & Entertainment Photography & Photographs History Regional & National History European History British & Irish History Travel & Holidays Travel Writing Travel Guides Places & Peoples in General & Pictorial Works

Introduction	p. 11
Ethnicity/Identity	p. 23
London and Language	p. 36
The Metropolitan Playground: London's Children	p. 41
Gay London	p. 48
Wild Women, Wild Men	p. 60
An Unimportant Fire	p. 63
Cosmopolis: London's Ethnic Minorities	p. 67
White Hair Right Now: Styling the London Man	p. 73
The London Suit	p. 79
Politics/Economics	p. 87
From GLC to GLA: London Politics from Then to Now	p. 109
Armagideon Time	p. 117
Staging Royal London	p. 123
CCTV: City Watch	p. 131
Sex, Power and Miracles: A Suburban Triptych	p. 139
The Transformation of Political and Cultural Space	p. 149
The State of London	p. 157
Infrastructure	p. 163
Blowdown: The Rise and Fall of London's Tower Blocks	p. 189
End of the Line	p. 199
Rats with Wings: London's Battle with Animals	p. 213
Abandoned Buildings	p. 221
Higher and Higher: How London Fell for the Loft	p. 229
Down in the Dirt	p. 237
Slow Flow: Thirty Years of Transport in London	p. 243
Architecture's Urban Shine and Brutal Reality	p. 257
Meteomedia; or, Why London's Weather Is in the Middle of Everything	p. 273
Culture/Subculture	p. 279
Altering Images	p. 292
Punk	p. 301
Tales from Trash City	p. 307
Imaging Brixton	p. 317
Secret City: Psychogeography and the End of London	p. 323
Occult London	p. 335
Groundswell	p. 341
London in the Early 1990s	p. 353
Imaginary Landscapes, Jumbled Topographies: Cinematic London	p. 363
Crime and Memory in the Capital	p. 371
References	p. 377
Bibliography	p. 390
Contributors	p. 394
Acknowledgements	p. 398
Photographic Acknowledgements	p. 399
Index	p. 400
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

London

From Punk to Blair

At a Glance

New Edition

Paperback

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Travel Guides

Europe

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 5th Edition

Where To Go When Hiking

The Ultimate Month-by-Month Trip Planner for Hikes, Walks & Treks

Ireland

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 17th Edition

Secret Japan

An insider's guide to deeper travel in the world's most fascinating country

Eastern Europe

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 17th Edition

The Noma Guide to Building Flavour

Including recipes and techniques for sauces, butters, broths, reductions, preserves, vinaigrettes, flavoured salts, and infused oils

Canada

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 17th Edition

Western Europe

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 16th Edition

Experience Switzerland

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 1st Edition

Japan

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 19th Edition

Japan

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 18th Edition

7 Days a Parisian

Travel itineraries and local secrets for the City of Lights

British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 11th Edition

Australian Bush Pubs

3rd Edition - A Celebration of Outback Australia's Iconic Watering Holes

Lonely Planet Epic Hikes of Australia & New Zealand

200 Amazing Treks & Trails | Travel Planning Tips & Advice | 1 Day to Multi Week Adventures | Beautiful Photography & Maps

Fire To Fork

Adventure Cooking

Tasmania

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 10th Edition

Where To Go When With Kids

Lonely Planet

Italy

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 17th Edition

Greece

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 17th Edition

New Zealand's South Island (Te Waipounamu)

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 8th Edition

Vietnam

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 17th Edition

France

Lonely Planet Travel Guide : 16th Edition

Iceland Planning Map

Lonely Planet Planning Map : 1st Edition

This product is categorised by