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Geographies of England Alan R. H. Baker (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)

Geographies of England By Alan R. H. Baker (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)

Geographies of England by Alan R. H. Baker (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)


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This book examines the history of the concept of a North-South divide in England during the last millennium. This concept has surfaced in recent political debates about regional contrasts in wealth and welfare in England, but it has deep historical roots.

Geographies of England Summary

Geographies of England: The North-South Divide, Material and Imagined by Alan R. H. Baker (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)

To what extent has a North-South divide been a structural feature of England's geography during the last millennium and to what extent has it been especially associated with, and recognized during, particular periods in the past? These are the central questions addressed in this pioneering exploration of the history of a fundamentally geographical concept. Six essays treating different historical periods in time are integrated by their common concern with two geographical questions: first, to what extent is it possible for us to detect a material or tangible North-South divide in England in those periods in terms of regional differences in, for example, population, economy, society and culture; and, secondly, how important was the idea of such a divide to the geographical imaginations of contemporaries? A concluding essay by the editors reviews the social construction of England's geography and history and the significance of the North-South divide as a cultural metaphor.

Geographies of England Reviews

Review of the hardback: 'All these essays were read with interest and pleasure and the editors can be congragulated on putting the volume together and ensuring that the production valujes are high ... I would recomend Geographies of England to anyone with an interest in England's historical geography.' Local Population Studies
Review of the hardback: 'This is an important study, well organized and clear; it provides an effective means of understanding 'the cultural composition of England today' and should be read by all historians of the North (and the South!).' Northern History
Review of the hardback: ' ... stimulating ... each chapter offers a fascinating account of English economy and culture, regionalism and identity.' The Agricultural History Review

About Alan R. H. Baker (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)

Alan R. H. Baker is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, General Editor of Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography, and the author of numerous books and articles on historical geography, most recently Geography and History: Bridging the Divide (Cambridge, 1993). Mark Billinge is University Lecturer in Geography and a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Dr Billinge was the co-editor (with Alan Baker) of the very first book in Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography, Period and Place (Cambridge, 1982).

Table of Contents

1. Material and imagined geographies of England Alan R. H. Baker and Mark Billinge; 2. The contemporary debate over the North-South divide: images and realities of regional inequality in late-twentieth-century Britain Ronald L. Martin; 3. Distressed times and areas: poverty, polarisation and politics in England, 1918-71 Danny Dorling; 4. Industry and identity: the North-South divide and the geography of belonging, 1830-1918 Philip Howell; 5. Divided by a common language: North and South, 1750-1830 Mark Billinge; 6. South, North and nation: regional differences and consciousness in an integrating realm, 1550-1750 John Langton; 7. North-South dichotomies in England, 1066-1550 Bruce M. S. Campbell; 8. Cultural constructions of England's geography and history Alan R. H. Baker and Mark Billinge; Index.

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GOR010610966
9780521822619
0521822610
Geographies of England: The North-South Divide, Material and Imagined by Alan R. H. Baker (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)
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Cambridge University Press
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