Passport to Peckham: Culture and Creativity in a London Village Hewison Robert
Passport to Peckham: Culture and Creativity in a London Village Hewison Robert An entertaining and engaging social and cultural history of the London community of Peckham that offers lessons in urban…
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Passport to Peckham: Culture and Creativity in a London Village Hewison Robert
An entertaining and engaging social and cultural history of the London community of Peckham that offers lessons in urban living. Peckham has been treated as a joke and a place to be avoided. "Is there life in Peckham?" asks a pop song of the 1980s.
It is a center for the arts and the creative industries, yet it also suffers from social deprivation and racial tension. It has been celebrated in television comedies, and denigrated for its levels of crime. Passport to Peckham is a guide to an unofficial part of London--social and cultural history written from the ground up.In this entertaining and engaging account, Hewison invites readers to explore Peckham's streets and presents the portrait of a community experiencing the stresses of modern living.
Old and new residents rub against each other as they try to adjust to the challenges created by urban