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Geographies of England, the North-South divide, material and imagined, edited by Alan R.H. Baker and Mark Billinge

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Geographies of England

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edited by Alan R.H. Baker and Mark Billinge

Cambridge studies in historical geography, 37Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

the North-South divide, material and imagined

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 2004 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. --, Provided by publisher

Material and imagined geographies of England / Alan R.H. Baker and Mark Billinge -- The contemporary debate over the North-South divide / Ronald L. Martin -- Distressed times and areas / Danny Dorling -- Industry and identity / Philip Howell -- Divided by a common language / Mark Billinge -- South, North and nation / John Langton -- North-South dichotomies / Bruce M.S. Campbell -- Cultural constructions of England's geography and history / Alan R.H. Baker and Mark Billinge