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A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain

by Owen Hatherley · 2010

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Darkly humorous architectural guide to the decrepit new Britain that neoliberalism built.

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politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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artartMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of this21st century21st centuryMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 369 pages

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