On Brick Lane
by Rachel Lichtenstein
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On Brick Laneis a journey into the heart of the East End, an excavation of past, memory, place and people. By looking at a single street, Rachel Lichtenstein teases out the story of one of London's most vibrant and dynamic communities. It is a story of immigration - of Huguenots, Jews, Bangladeshis; of anarchists and fascists; of abandoned synagogues, teeming mosques and incongruent Hawksmoor churches; of gangsters and artists; shopkeepers and street life; the beating heart of a never-still, show more always-vocal people. With Lichtenstein's skilful guidance, it becomes a trip through a world that is at once recognizable, but also wonderfully stange. show lessTags
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What an interesting book!
Lichtenstein, author, artist, granddaughter to Brick Lane residents -- writes a book about the changing face of this historic East End street from the Jewish "Lower East Side" to the present day of posh night clubs, Indian restuarants, and large influx of Bangeldesh and Asian residents.
Lichtenstein, author, artist, granddaughter to Brick Lane residents -- writes a book about the changing face of this historic East End street from the Jewish "Lower East Side" to the present day of posh night clubs, Indian restuarants, and large influx of Bangeldesh and Asian residents.
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- Nonfiction, History, Sociology, General Nonfiction, Travel, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 942.15 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales London Tower Hamlets Borough
- LCC
- DA685 .E1 .L53 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England Local history and description London
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- English
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