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.
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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.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
'Through the appropriately "modern" concepts of survey, site andidentity, Gilbert, Matless and Short offer us an enticing set ofprecise vignettes, framing a geographical interpretation of Britishmodernity. This book sketches an agenda for what will be anenduring preoccupation among historical geographers in "millennial"Britain.' Denis Cosgrove, University of California, LosAngeles
"This landmark volume stands as the first work of historicalgeography to cover the whole span of the twentieth century. Throughthe analysis of broad patterns of change and the close scrutiny ofparticular spaces the contributors draw out the contours of Britishmodernity since 1900 and demonstrate the vitality of contemporaryhistorical geography." Miles Ogborn, Queen Mary College,University of London
"This landmark volume stands as the first work of historicalgeography to cover the whole span of the twentieth century. Throughthe analysis of broad patterns of change and the close scrutiny ofparticular spaces the contributors draw out the contours of Britishmodernity since 1900 and demonstrate the vitality of contemporaryhistorical geography." Miles Ogborn, Queen Mary College,University of London