{"product_id":"up-in-the-air-by-holly-smith-9781804297377","title":"Up in the Air","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUp in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Britain’s multi-storey council housing from its beginnings to the present day. Throughout its history, high rise has been a symbol of the welfare state for better or worse. Here, Holly Smith tells a new story from the perspective of those who lived there, exploring how residents grappled with this brave new world above the old skyline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of historical moments based upon prize-winning research, we confront the human story of high-rise Britain. Interrogating the complex inheritance of mid-century urban reconstruction, Smith shows how these buildings became a crucible for the welfare state’s reimagination over the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe traces the scattering of a local community during the construction of Park Hill in Sheffield in the 1950s. The resistance of residents after the Ronan Point collapse of 1968. The formation of a pioneering tenants’ cooperative to revive a crumbling estate during the closure of the Docklands. The rage of a National Tower Blocks Network advocating for high-rise safety in the 1980s and 1990s. The excitement of early digital culture in a Liverpudlian pensioners’ high-rise internet television show in the 2000s. And the fierce battle to defend estates from demolition in the 2010s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUp in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich history of political struggle within Britain’s most misunderstood buildings, offering essential lessons for a reformed social housing compact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461760106732,"sku":"9781804297377","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804297377-up-in-the-air.jpg?v=1774976429","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/up-in-the-air-by-holly-smith-9781804297377","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}