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Combining architectural and social history, this open access book tells for the first time the in-depth story of Scotland's new towns. One of the most significant episodes in modern architectural, urban and social history, Scotland's postwar new towns offered new housing, new ways of life and new jobs. Begun between the late 1940s and the late 1960s, the new towns East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine were a key element of the planned Welfare State, attracting international attention and widespread publicity. These were places of architectural innovation, and economic and social change. Building Modern Scotland tells a new history of the new towns, combining architectural and social history to illustrate what was planned, what was built, and how these places were experienced by the communities who lived and worked in them. It positions the new towns at the heart of modern Scottish history, showing how they represented an ambition to make a modern, transfor

Building Modern Scotland

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 1 June 2025
      ISBN-13 9781350401709
      978-1350401709
      ISBN-10 1350401706
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      Book Synopsis
      Combining architectural and social history, this open access book tells for the first time the in-depth story of Scotland's new towns. One of the most significant episodes in modern architectural, urban and social history, Scotland's postwar new towns offered new housing, new ways of life and new jobs. Begun between the late 1940s and the late 1960s, the new towns East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine were a key element of the planned Welfare State, attracting international attention and widespread publicity. These were places of architectural innovation, and economic and social change. Building Modern Scotland tells a new history of the new towns, combining architectural and social history to illustrate what was planned, what was built, and how these places were experienced by the communities who lived and worked in them. It positions the new towns at the heart of modern Scottish history, showing how they represented an ambition to make a modern, transfor

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