The Place of Home: English domestic environments, 1914-2000

‘To have written such an overview is a considerable achievement, and it is a state-of-the art account of this vast topic.’ – Architects’ Journal

‘…a well researched and thorough piece of academic sociology’ – Building Design

‘Apart from the fascination of its content, the book is a delight to read. The prose flows easily, guided by a sense of quiet authority and an elegance with words. The authors have also made good use of some telling illustrations, culled from domestic science and other archives.’ – Built Environment

‘This book is a truly magnificent achievement and deserves to be widely read and used by students for many generations to come…’ – Planning Perspectives

‘This is an interesting book to read, well illustrated and thoughtful.’ – Urban Studies

‘a fascinating book. It is written with such obvious dedication, and on the basis of a total immersion in the literature and research…that one can but admire the level of scholarship involved…provides a pioneering approach, likely to be quarried for many a Ph.D. topic…a very welcome addition to the field, useful as a resource book for researchers, as an encyclopedia for undergraduate students of this topic, and as an accesible text for the professional and lay person.’ – Journal of Property Research

Alison Ravetz