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The Majority Of The World's Population Is Now Urban, And For Most This Will Mean A Life Lived In The Suburbs. This Book Considers Contemporary Anglo-american Suburbia, Drawing On Research In Outer London It Looks At Life On The Edge Of A World City From The Perspective Of Residents. In Conversation With Professor Sir Peter Hall -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Contemporary Context -- 3. Suburban Homeland -- 4. Variegated Suburbia -- 5. Constructing Suburban Meaning -- 6. Semi-detached London? -- 7. Change In Outer London -- 8. Placing The Suburbs. Alan Mace. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [177]-188) And Index.