Invincible Green Suburbs, Brave New Towns: Social Change and Urban Dispersal in Post-War England

This study explores the phenomenon of the mass movement of people away from town and city centres to live in new estates and towns built since World War II. Much of this migration was encouraged by housing policies, and was undertaken willingly. The aspirations and experiences of the many people who moved to the suburbs and new towns are considered central to an understanding of post-war society. Using sociology, town planning materials, oral history and other sources, this book examines the making of modern suburbia. Particular attention is paid to the expanding working-class presence in the suburbs in an era of growing affluence and consumption, and the book looks at the nature of community and association on the new estates.