David Gilbert is Senior Lecturer in Geography at RoyalHolloway College, University of London.
David Matless is Reader in Cultural Geography at theUniversity of Nottingham.Brian Short is Professor ofHistorical Geography at the University of Sussex.

Series Editors' Preface.
Acknowledgements.
List of Contributors.
1. Historical Geographies Of British Modernity: Brian Short,David Gilbert And David Matless (University Of Sussex; RoyalHolloway, University Of London; University Of Nottingham).
Part I: Surveying British Modernity:.
2. A Century Of Progress? Inequalities In British Society1901-2000: Danny Dorling (University Of Leeds).
3. The Conservative Century? Geography And ConservativeElectoral Success During The Twentieth Century: Ron Johnston,Charles Pattie, Danny Dorling And David Rossiter (University OfBristol; University Of Sheffield; University Of Leeds; UniversityOf Leeds).
4. Mobility In The Twentieth Century: Substituting Commuting ForMigration? Colin G. Pooley (Lancaster University).
5. Qualifying The Evidence - Perceptions Of Rural Change InBritain In The Second Half Of The Twentieth Century: Alun Howkins(University Of Sussex).
Part II: Sites Of British Modernity:.
6. 'A Power For Good Or Evil': Geographies Of The M1In Late-Fifties Britain: Peter Merriman (University OfReading).
7. A New England: Landscape, Exhibition And Remaking IndustrialSpace In The 1930s: Denis Linehan (University College, Cork).
8. A Man's World? Masculinity And Metropolitan ModernityAt Simpson Piccadilly: Bronwen Edwards (London College Of Fashion,London Institute).
9. Mosques, Temples And Gurdwaras: New Sites Of Religion InTwentieth-Century Britain: Simon Naylor And James R. Ryan(University Of Bristol; Queen's University, Belfast).
Part III: Geography, Nation, Identity:.
10. 'Stop Being So English': Suburban Modernity AndNational Identity In The Twentieth Century: David Gilbert AndRebecca Preston (Royal Holloway, University Of London; RoyalCollege Of Art).
11. Nation, Empire And Cosmopolis: Ireland And The Break WithBritain: Gerry Kearns (University Of Cambridge).
12. British Geographical Representations Of Imperialism AndColonial Development In The Early And Mid-Twentieth Century: RobinA. Butlin (University Of Leeds).
Afterword: Emblematic Landscapes of the British Modern: DavidMatless, Brian Short and David Gilbert.
Index

This volume brings together leading scholars in the geography andhistory of twentieth-century Britain to illustrate the contributionthat geographical thinking can make to understanding modernBritain.
* * The first collection to explore the contribution thatgeographical thinking can make to our understanding of modernBritain.
* Contains thirteen essays by leading scholars in the geographyand history of twentieth-century Britain.
* Focuses on how and why geographies of Britain have formed andchanged over the past century.
* Combines economic, political, social and culturalgeographies.
* Demonstrates the vitality of work in this field and itsrelevance to everyday life.