Description
This volume brings together leading scholars in the geography and history of twentieth-century Britain to illustrate the contribution that geographical thinking can make to understanding modern Britain.
- The first collection to explore the contribution that geographical thinking can make to our understanding of modern Britain.
- Contains thirteen essays by leading scholars in the geography and history of twentieth-century Britain.
- Focuses on how and why geographies of Britain have formed and changed over the past century.
- Combines economic, political, social and cultural geographies.
- Demonstrates the vitality of work in this field and its relevance to everyday life.
Table of Contents
Series Editors' Preface.
Acknowledgements.
List of Contributors.
1. Historical Geographies Of British Modernity: Brian Short, David Gilbert And David Matless (University Of Sussex; Royal Holloway, University Of London; University Of Nottingham).
Part I: Surveying British Modernity:.
2. A Century Of Progress? Inequalities In British Society 1901-2000: Danny Dorling (University Of Leeds).
3. The Conservative Century? Geography And Conservative Electoral Success During The Twentieth Century: Ron Johnston, Charles Pattie, Danny Dorling And David Rossiter (University Of Bristol; University Of Sheffield; University Of Leeds; University Of Leeds).
4. Mobility In The Twentieth Century: Substituting Commuting For Migration? Colin G. Pooley (Lancaster University).
5. Qualifying The Evidence - Perceptions Of Rural Change In Britain In The Second Half Of The Twentieth Century: Alun Howkins (University Of Sussex).
Part II: Sites Of British Modernity:.
6. ‘A Power For Good Or Evil’: Geographies Of The M1 In Late-Fifties Britain: Peter Merriman (University Of Reading).
7. A New England: Landscape, Exhibition And Remaking Industrial Space In The 1930s: Denis Linehan (University College, Cork).
8. A Man’s World? Masculinity And Metropolitan Modernity At Simpson Piccadilly: Bronwen Edwards (London College Of Fashion, London Institute).
9. Mosques, Temples And Gurdwaras: New Sites Of Religion In Twentieth-Century Britain: Simon Naylor And James R. Ryan (University Of Bristol; Queen’s University, Belfast).
Part III: Geography, Nation, Identity:.
10. ‘Stop Being So English’: Suburban Modernity And National Identity In The Twentieth Century: David Gilbert And Rebecca Preston (Royal Holloway, University Of London; Royal College Of Art).
11. Nation, Empire And Cosmopolis: Ireland And The Break With Britain: Gerry Kearns (University Of Cambridge).
12. British Geographical Representations Of Imperialism And Colonial Development In The Early And Mid-Twentieth Century: Robin A. Butlin (University Of Leeds).
Afterword: Emblematic Landscapes of the British Modern: David Matless, Brian Short and David Gilbert.
Index
