Ethnicity, Class and Aspiration: Understanding London's New East End

by Chris Hamnett and Tim Butler

Book Overview

East London has undergone dramatic changes over the last 30 years, primarily as a result of London's large scale de-industrialisation and the rise in its financial sector. Large parts of inner East London remain deprived, but a once overwhelmingly white working class area is now home to a more complex and mobile class and ethnic mix. This topical book focuses on the aspirations of these different groups and the strategies they have pursued about where...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847426506
• ISBN13: 9781847426505
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"