From garden cities to new towns : campaigning for town and country planning, 1899-1946

This book offers a detailed record of one of the world's oldest environmental pressure groups, raising questions about the capacity of pressure groups to influence policy. Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION A Context of Change Organization of the Book; THE ORIGINS OF A PRESSURE GROUP Formation of the Garden City Association The Idea of the Garden City 'A Peaceful Path to Real Reform'; CHOOSING THE GROUND, 1899 1914 Garden Cities and Town Planning Organizing for Pressure; THE LONG CAMPAIGN, 1914 1939 Campaigning and the Great War A Glimpse of Utopia Coming of Age Town and Country North and South The Campaign Reviewed; CORRIDORS OF POWER, 1939 1946 Vision of Jerusalem Propaganda and Politics Britain in 1945