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The OâEUR(TM)Donnell family leaves the bogs of rural Ireland for the sooty tenements and shipyard din of industrial Glasgow in 1912. Peggy is the only daughter struggling alongside her brothers and her parents for any employment that will takeon an Irish Catholic immigrant.

Sean Damer's exploration of 20th century council housing policy and practice is essential reading for all who seek to understand current social tensions in British cities. Meticulously researched and richly illustrated through the lived experience and testimony of Glasgow tenants, Damer provides a penetrating and convincing analysis of polarisation in contemporary British society.' Richard Rodger, University of Edinburgh A comprehensive socia...

Sean Damer's exploration of 20th century council housing policy and practice is essential reading for all who seek to understand current social tensions in British cities. Meticulously researched and richly illustrated through the lived experience and testimony of Glasgow tenants, Damer provides a penetrating and convincing analysis of polarisation in contemporary British society.' Richard Rodger, University of Edinburgh A comprehensive socia...

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Over the last decase Glasgow's reputation has swung from being the home of gang violence and unemployemnt to being a vibrant and bustling cultural centre, a sea change epitomised by it being declared European City of Culture in 1990. What lies behind the change of image? In this lively and witty dissection of the city's social, cultural and political life, Sean Damer looks behind the marketing hype at a Glasgow which has always been a lively a...