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A unique evocation of Britain at the height of Margaret Thatcher's rule, A Journey Through Ruins views the transformation of the country through the unexpected prism of every day life in East London. Written at a time when the looming but still unfinished tower of Canary Wharf was still wrapped in protective blue plastic, its cast of characters includes council tenants trapped in disintegrating tower blocks, depressed gentrifiers worrying about negative equity, metal detectorists, sharp-eyed estate agents and management consultants, and even Prince Charles. Written half a century after the blitz, the book reviews the rise and fall of the London of the post-war settlement. It remains one of the very best accounts of what it was like to live through the Thatcher years. This reissue includes a new introduction revisiting the book's East End starting point in Dalston Lane, four additional chapters, and an insert of photographs taken in and around Dalston in the year of the book's first appearance.

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  • Title A Journey Through Ruins: The Last Days of London
  • Author Patrick Wright
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 428
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher OUP Oxford
  • Publication date 2009-06-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780199541942 / 0199541949
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 1 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1980's
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Politics and government -, London (England) - History - 1951-
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008943418
  • Dewey Decimal Code 942.1

About the author

Patrick Wright is the author of a number of highly acclaimed best-selling history books, including The Village that Died for England, Tank (described by Simon Schama as "a tour de force"), and Iron Curtain (which John le Carre called "a work of wit, style and waggish erudition").
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