Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain

Lisa Mckenzie

doi:10.46692/9781447309970

Lisa Mckenzie lived on the notorious St Ann's estate in Nottingham for more than twenty years. Her 'insider' status enables us to hear the stories of its residents, often wary of outsiders, to give a unique account of life in poor communities in contemporary Britain.

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Acknowledgements
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About the author
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Foreword by Danny Dorling
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Introduction
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1 - St Ann’s, Nottingham: a working-class story
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2 - ‘Being St Ann’s’
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3 - The missing men
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4 - ‘A little bit of sugar’
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5 - ‘On road, don’t watch that’
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6 - ‘The roof is on fire’: despair, fear and civil unrest
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7 - Last words: the working class – a sorry state?
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Afterword by Owen Jones
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Bibliography
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgements
pp vii-viii

About the author
pp ix-ix

Foreword by Danny Dorling
pp x-xiv

Introduction
pp 1-18

1 - St Ann’s, Nottingham: a working-class story
pp 19-46

2 - ‘Being St Ann’s’
pp 47-78

3 - The missing men
pp 79-102

4 - ‘A little bit of sugar’
pp 103-146

5 - ‘On road, don’t watch that’
pp 147-168

6 - ‘The roof is on fire’: despair, fear and civil unrest
pp 169-196

7 - Last words: the working class – a sorry state?
pp 197-208

Afterword by Owen Jones
pp 209-212

Bibliography
pp 213-218

Index
pp 219-225

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