Michael John Law
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'The suburbs will, for this reviewer, never look the same'.  Craig Horner

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The Experience of Suburban Modernity explores how the adoption of new forms of private transport transformed interwar suburban London. It shows how London’s suburban middle classes use their newly found disposable income to enjoy driving, motorcycling and flying. This book demonstrates that these new practices were welcomed by many, but met resistance to change from those who were dismayed by the accidents that resulted from increased mobility and the aesthetic and cultural changes that were the consequence of Americanisation and suburban development.

Published by Manchester University Press in 2014

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  • Home
  • About
  • Books and Articles
    • Not Like Home
    • 1938: Modern Britain
    • The Experience of Suburban Modernity
    • 1930s London: The Modern City
    • The Roadhouse Comes to Britain
    • A World Away
    • Journal Articles
  • Download my Thesis
  • Radio/Podcasts
  • Guitars