{"product_id":"1970s-london-alec-forshaw-9780752456911","title":"1970s London: Discovering the Capital","description":"Following a sheltered childhood and a sequestered education in Cambridge, and having missed out on the swinging sixties, Alec Forshaw was ready for a dose of the wider world. London in the early 1970s was where the lights shone brightest. In reality, it was still a city struggling to find its post-war identity, full of declining industries and derelict docklands, a townscape blighted by undeveloped bomb sites, demonic motorway proposals and slum clearance schemes. The streets were full of street hawkers and greasy-spoon cafes, but enlivened by ghettos of immigrants and student culture. Ideas of traffic constraint and recycling rubbish were in their infancy. It was a decade which saw the three-day week, the Notting Hill riots and the last of the anti-Vietnam war protests. This sequel to \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up in Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the London of decades past as it appeared to a young man in his twenties, finding his feet, coming of age, and stumbling across the sights and sounds of an extraordinary city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alec Forshaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0752456911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780752456911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.38w x 0.32d","brand":"Alec Forshaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049711628543,"sku":"9780752456911","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b313c33e-9d8e-4e66-8c93-0233047264d2.jpg?v=1685003046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1970s-london-alec-forshaw-9780752456911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}