A Walk in the Park

The Life and Times of a People's Institution

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Travis Elborough

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Take a brilliantly entertaining walk through the history of the park with 'one of Britain's finest pop cultural historians' (Guardian) 'A fascinating, informative, revelatory book' William Boyd, Guardian Parks are such a familiar part of everyday life, you might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there. In fact, public parks are an invention. From their medieval inception as private hunting grounds through to their modern incarnation as public spaces of rest and relaxation, parks have been fought over by land-grabbing monarchs, reforming Victorian industrialists, hippies, punks, and somewhere along the way, the common folk trying to savour their single day of rest. In A Walk in the Park, Travis Elborough excavates the history of parks in all their colour and complexity. Loving, funny and impassioned, this is a timely celebration of a small wonder that - in an age of swingeing cuts - we should not take for granted.

Author Biography:

Travis Elborough, described as 'one of Britain's finest pop culture historians' by the Guardian, has been a freelance writer, author, broadcaster and cultural commentator for nearly two decades. His books include The Bus We Loved, London Bridge in America, and A Walk in the Park. Our History of the 20th Century- As Told in Diaries, Journals and Letters was published in 2017.

Release date NZ

June 1st, 2017

Author

Travis Elborough

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

416

Dimensions

129x198x26

ISBN-13

9780099593829

Product ID

25941535

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