Geographies of British Modernity
Space and Society in the Twentieth Century
David Gilbert editor Brian Short editor David Matless editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:22nd Aug '03
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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.
'Through the appropriately "modern" concepts of survey, site and identity, Gilbert, Matless and Short offer us an enticing set of precise vignettes, framing a geographical interpretation of British modernity. This book sketches an agenda for what will be an enduring preoccupation among historical geographers in "millennial" Britain.' Denis Cosgrove, University of California, Los Angeles
"This landmark volume stands as the first work of historical geography to cover the whole span of the twentieth century. Through the analysis of broad patterns of change and the close scrutiny of particular spaces the contributors draw out the contours of British modernity since 1900 and demonstrate the vitality of contemporary historical geography." Miles Ogborn, Queen Mary College, University of London
ISBN: 9780631235019
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
Weight: 413g
280 pages