2017, ISBN: 9780099593829

'A fascinating, informative, revelatory book' William Boyd, GuardianParks are such a familiar part of everyday life, you might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there. In fac… More...

'A fascinating, informative, revelatory book' William Boyd, GuardianParks 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. Books Travis Elborough|Paperback|Vintage Publishing|01/06/2017, Vintage Publishing<

2017, ISBN: 9780099593829

'A fascinating, informative, revelatory book' William Boyd, GuardianParks are such a familiar part of everyday life, you might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there. In fac… More...

'A fascinating, informative, revelatory book' William Boyd, GuardianParks 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. Books Travis Elborough|Paperback|Vintage Publishing|01/06/2017, Vintage Publishing<

ISBN: 9780099593829

'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 f… More...

'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. Books, [PU: Century Hutchinson; Random Century; Random House]<

2017, ISBN: 9780099593829

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Vintage, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 01, 416 Seiten, Publiziert: 2017-06-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Soziologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Buchgeschichte, Bücher & Interpre… More...

Vintage, Taschenbuch, Auflage: 01, 416 Seiten, Publiziert: 2017-06-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Soziologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Buchgeschichte, Bücher & Interpretationen, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Fiktion, Allgemein, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Großbritannien, Sozialgeschichte, Geschichte nach Themen, Sport allgemein, Sport & Fitness, Vintage, 2017<