Britain 1740 – 1950

Britain 1740 – 1950
Author: Richard Lawton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2021-12-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000390284

Originally published in 1992, this book provides students with a well-illustrated, clearly written text which offers a coherent overview of Britain’s development from a pre-modern to a modern economy and society. The key processes that have shaped the geography of modern Britain are rooted in the significant demographic, economic, technological and social transitions of the early eighteenth century, the impact of which was not fully diffused through the nation until the mid-20th Century. This country-wide survey examines the nature of this transformation. The material in the book is accessible because the book is clearly structured into 3 phases: 1740 to the 1830s; the 1830s to the 1890s and the 1890s to 1950. For each period, the principal aspects of change in population, industry, the countryside and urban life are examined, and regional examples given to support the analysis.

"Landscape, Art and Identity in 1950s Britain "

Author: Catherine Jolivette
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351560972

During the years following World War II debates about the British landscape fused with questions of national identity as the country reconstructed its sense of self. For better or for worse artists, statesmen, and ordinary citizens saw themselves reflected in the landscape, and in turn helped to shape the way that others envisioned the land. While landscape art is frequently imagined in terms of painting, this book examines the role of landscape in terms of a broader definition of visual culture to include the discussion not only of works of oil on canvas, but also prints, sculpture, photography, advertising, fashion journalism, artists' biographies, and the multi-media stage of the national exhibition. Making extensive use of archival materials (newspaper reviews, radio broadcasts, interviews with artists, letters and exhibition planning documents), Catherine Jolivette explores the intersection of landscape art with a variety of discourses including the role of women in contemporary society, the status of immigrant artists in Britain, developments in science and technology, and the promotion of British art and culture abroad.

The first industrial region

The first industrial region
Author: Jon Stobart
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2013-07-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1847794688

Britain's industrial revolution is popularly seen as a watershed in the transition to a modern industrial society. This book involves five closely related objectives. The first is to explore the importance of early eighteenth-century processes of regional formation and spatial integration and set these alongside later developments in regionalisation established by Hudson and others. The second objective is to offer an integrated analysis that seeks to link the detailed empirical evidence of local and regional development with broader theoretical, historical and geographical concepts and debates. Third is the integration of social and spatial divisions of labour was central to regional formation and economic development during this period. The fourth objective is to explore thoroughly the relationship between specialisation and integration in a variety of key sectors and in the regional economy as a whole. The final objective is to provide a rounded picture of development in north-west England where industrial, trading, servicing and commercial leisure activities are treated as part of an holistic regional economy. With a range of theoretical perspectives on regional economic development, the book focuses on textile industries as an example of advanced organic and proto-industrial development. The differentiated nature of Britain's industrial regions is reflected in the development of an increasingly sophisticated mineral-based energy economy parallel to this organic textiles economy. The service industries and interstitial secondary centres are discussed. Specialisation and integration were mutually formative processes that shaped regional development in the early eighteenth century and throughout the industrial revolution.

The Chimney of the World

The Chimney of the World
Author: Stephen Mosley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135027773

In this innovative contribution to the field of environmental history, Stephen Mosley explores the devastating human and environmental costs of smoke pollution in the world’s first industrial city.

The Jews of Britain, 1656 to 2000

The Jews of Britain, 1656 to 2000
Author: Todd M. Endelman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2002-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520227200

A history of the Jewish community in Britain, including resettlement, integration, acculturation, economic transformation and immigration.

Geographers

Geographers
Author: Hayden Lorimer
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472509331

This volume of Geographers Biobibliographical Studies brings together essays on four Frenchmen, a Czech, and three Englishmen. The lives of our subjects extend from the late Enlightenment and the era of 'polite science' in Regency Britain to the first decade of the 21st century. These geographers and their studies are linked not only in their regional expertise - from Brazil, French Indo-China to Scandinavia and South Africa - but also by their commitment to the development of geography as a science and as a discipline. Here, in different settings and at different times, we can see how the lived experience of geographers' lives shaped the contours of the subject.

Microhistories

Microhistories
Author: Barry Reay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2002-11-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521892223

This 1996 book uses a local study to explore some of the more significant societal changes of the modern western world.

Wealth and Welfare

Wealth and Welfare
Author: Martin Daunton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2007-04-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198732090

Martin Daunton provides a clear and balanced view of the continuities and changes that occurred in the economic history of Britain from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951.In 1851, Britain was the dominant economic power in an increasingly global economy. The First World War marked a turning point, as globalization went into reverse and Britain shifted to 'insular capitalism'.Rather than emphasising the decline of the British economy, this book stresses modernity and the growth of new patterns of consumption in areas such as the service sector and the leisure industry.

Reinventing the City?

Reinventing the City?
Author: Head of Civic Engagement Dublin City University and Visiting Professor of Development Studies University of Liverpool and St Mary's University Nova Scotia Ronaldo Munck
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780853237976

Although Liverpool is the central theme of this book, the author gives an informed comparative overview of the city in a worldwide context. Chapters examine in detail the cultural social and economic legacy of the city.