Old men outside Argos, commuters twirling umbrellas - these are the images that contribute to Richard Hoggart's picture of Farnham. Usually identified with Leeds and the North, Hoggart went to live in Surrey 20 years ago: this book is partly an affectionate response to the "softer" South. By looking in detail at one particular place, he builds up a "representative picture", directing the reader outwards to general themes: the Health Service, violence on the streets, shopping and the networks that underpin communities and keep them alive.
- ISBN10 0701161388
- ISBN13 9780701161385
- Publish Date 16 June 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 August 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Chatto & Windus
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English