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York in the 1960s: Ten Years that Changed a City
Paul Chrystal
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Description for York in the 1960s: Ten Years that Changed a City
Paperback. As the fifties faded away, sixties style swept York into the modern age. Series: Ten Years That Changed a City. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
This is the second volume in a unique and exciting series on the history of York. York in the 1960s provides an account of York life during a definitive decade. Ten years in which the city emerged from the greyness of the largely derelict 1950s into a technicolour world of personal freedom and growing disposable incomes, allowing some to spend that money on newly available labour-saving devices, televisions, cars and holidays. Crucial to York in the 1960s was the ground-breaking Esher Report and the long-overdue University of York. Esher shaped today's city; the university's contribution to the ... Read more
This is the second volume in a unique and exciting series on the history of York. York in the 1960s provides an account of York life during a definitive decade. Ten years in which the city emerged from the greyness of the largely derelict 1950s into a technicolour world of personal freedom and growing disposable incomes, allowing some to spend that money on newly available labour-saving devices, televisions, cars and holidays. Crucial to York in the 1960s was the ground-breaking Esher Report and the long-overdue University of York. Esher shaped today's city; the university's contribution to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Ten Years That Changed a City
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445640631
SKU
V9781445640631
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Paul Chrystal
Paul Chrystal was educated at the Universities of Hull and Southampton where he took degrees in Classics and wrote his MPhil thesis on attitudes to women in Roman love poetry. He appears regularly on BBC local radio the World Service as well as publishing features for national newspapers and history magazines. He has been history advisor for a number of ... Read more
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