num_pages: 256
description: The story of Britain's road developmentgraphically and beautifully illustrated on our mapsis also the story of its political economic and social history. And the car more than any other single factor has shaped our landscape and changed our maps. Busy bustling often creaking at the seams most of us have a love-hate relationship with our roads. Like it or not our modern lifestyles depend on themnot only for getting from A to B but for the distribution of almost everything we buy. Yet once upon a time the building of roads was seen as a glorious and heroic enterprise. Britain's motorwaysthe cathedrals of the modern worldare the ultimate expression of our modern age. From the old ways to the motorways Mapping the Roads charts the ambitions and hopes of the nation through our maps.
language: English
title: Mapping the Roads: Building Modern Britain
publisher: Aa Publishing