Delivery included to the United States

Family and Kinship in East London

Family and Kinship in East London - Modern Classics

New Edition

Paperback (26 Apr 2007)

Save $1.05

  • RRP $12.53
  • $11.48
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10+ copies available online - Usually dispatched within 72 hours

free Reserve & collect

Copies available at Blackwell's Oxford Broad Street

Reserve in Store |  Check stock elsewhere

Publisher's Synopsis

Although housing in Bethnal Green was often appalling, a complex network of relatives - families of three generations held together by the powerful mother-daughter bond at the centre - was always available to provide mutual aid and a sense of community. It was when families were rehoused in the immaculate new estates outside London, miles away from their kin, that the vital support system broke down, with disastrous effects on the quality of people's lives.

This famous book, based on a major three-year research project, makes clear how planners have frequently failed to understand real human needs; it also provides a marvellous portrait of the resilience and generosity of spirit which went at least some way to compensate for the deptivations of inner-city working-class life.

About the Publisher

Penguin Classics

In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9780141189123
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
Edition: New Edition
DEWEY: 306.85094215
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 210
Weight: 174g
Height: 212mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 14mm