David Olusoga & Melanie Backe-Hansen - A House Through Time
A very interesting read, but don't expect it to be like the BBC series with the same name. This is the book that can be seen as the base to that. It's about the history of houses; the building of houses; the change through time of homes; the history of neighbourhoods; the policies of governments and local authorities towards houses, homes and neighbourhoods. It's very detailed, well illustrated and gives a great insight in the subjects in a sociological view. More than that this book gives us a better understanding of houses and housing in our contempary time. It even gives us handles how to investigate the past of our own houses. All in all, as I already wrote: I think this is a great read and I enjoyed reading it.