London, 1984: Conflict and Change in the Radical City

Stephen Brooke
Year of Publication: 2024
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Professor Stephen Brooke presents a significant and revealing new view of London in the 1980s in his book London, 1984: Conflict and Change in the Radical City. Recently published by Oxford University Press, London, 1984 explores two conflicting cities during a tumultuous time in London. One side established on radical politics while the other side is driven by Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Government. This period was filled with major troubles including racial violence, poverty, and policing, as well as significant struggles for gay and lesbian rights, the economy, neoliberalism and additional global issues of the time.