John Astley is a sociologist, writer, lecturer - and is a frequent
contributor to journals, conferences, and radio talks.
As a sociologist of culture, he is also the author of three volumes
of collected essays: Liberation
& Domestication, Culture
& Creativity, and Professionalism &
Practice - as well as Why
Don't We Do It in the Road, a well-known monograph on The
Beatles Phenomenon.
The selected essays in Herbivores
and Carnivores look at the struggle for cultural values
in Society.
John Astley's most recent book is In Access to Eden: The Rise and Fall of Public Sector Housing Ideals in Britain, which explores the influences that shaped the original public sector housing ideals in Britain.
