Reinventing Britain (Tim Brown's sessions) 2018-2019 Academic Year Dr Tim Brown
Dr Tim Brown
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Introduction and key texts 9 items
Welcome to the electronic reading list for GEG4106 Reinventing Britain!
For this module we expect you to read widely. Information on general texts is provided in this section of the reading list; more detailed and specialist literature can be found in the weekly sections. As far as possible we have included up-to-date literature that is available on the topics in question and, where appropriate, will ensure that copies of high demand items are available in the teaching collection of the library. The amount of literature that we will suggest for each session may seem intimidating, but you are not expected to read all of it! Because of pressure on materials we have prepared lists of references which will often cover similar ground, so that even if your first-choice book is not available, you should still be able to find material from other sources. Note that the starred material is particularly useful.
In reading around the material covered in lectures, you should be selective and critical: selective, because you simply do not have the time to read everything on this list; and critical, because you may find that there are differences of opinion between myself and the writer of an article, or that you yourself disagree with either the lecturer or an author. Try to keep constantly in your mind the relationship between what you are reading and the content of the lectures and the aims of the module. This will help you select and focus on the parts of a book or article that are most relevant to you. Also, because of the rapidly-changing nature of the module subject matter it is essential that you keep up to date by reading a quality newspaper such as The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Independent or The Telegraph. Credit will be given for evidence of such independent reading in essays.
If you have any suggestions of material that should be added to the reading list, or purchased by the library, please let me know!
Tim Brown and Caron Lipman
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Key texts 8 items
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The economic geography of the UK - , 20101849200890,1849200904,9781849200899,9781849200905
Book Suggested for student purchase Although not essential, I strongly recommend purchasing this volume. It covers most of the issues we are interested in and is the most up to date volume available.
One of the most profilic geographers writing on the UK is Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, School of GEography adn the Environment, University of Oxford. Several recent books deal with themes covered in this module. You can find out more about Danny's work by visiting his web site: http://www.dannydorling.org/
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So you think you know about Britain? - 20111849013918,9781849013918
Book Aimed at a popular audience, this is an interesting volume that will get you thinking about issues covered in the module.
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Injustice: why social inequality persists - 20101847424260,9781847424266
Book
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Human geography of the UK - 20050761941363
Book
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Identity in Britain: a cradle-to-grave atlas - , 20071861348207,1861348215,9781861348203,9781861348210
Book
Several other texts deal with recent changes to the UK economy and economic geography:
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Human geography of the UK: an introduction - , , 20010415214254,0415214262
Book See also electronic copy: http://lib.myilibrary.com/Open.aspx?id=20244&loc=&srch=undefined&src=0
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Lecture 1 - Introduction: towards a post-industrial nation 15 items
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Changing Britain 6 itemsFor a broad introduction to the processes of change and reinvention that will be the core focus of this module, have a look at one of the introductory texts:
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The economic geography of the UK - , 20101849200890,1849200904,9781849200899,9781849200905
Book Recommended Read Chapters 2 and/or 3
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A United Kingdom?: economic, social and political geographies - 1999034067752X
Book Optional Several chapters are relevant here, but start with the introduction and, perhaps chapters 3 and 4. Note, that more than any of the other core texts, Mohan takes an explicitly ‘political-economy’ perspective.
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Human geography of the UK - 20050761941363
Book Optional See also the companion website http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/hguk/index.htm This volume is focused more on geographical inequality than change although some of the chapters explore changing inequalities over time. No single chapter can be recommended – dip into those that interest you and look relevant to other sessions in the module.
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The changing geography of the United Kingdom - , , , 20000415179009,0415179017
Book Optional Ron Johnston’s opening chapter is a useful starting point here.
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The changing geography of the United Kingdom - , 1999 (electronic resource)
Book Optional E-copy of previous.
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Human geography of the UK: an introduction - , , 20010415214254,0415214262
Book Optional Much of section one (pp. 1–50) is relevant.
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Thatcher's Britain 3 itemsSome of the older texts also contain relevant material and are especially good at analysing the impact of Thatcher’s policies on Britain.
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Policy and change in Thatcher's Britain - 19920080406475,0080406483
Book Optional
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Divided Britain - , 19950471952044
Book Optional
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Uneven regional change in Britain - 1993
Book Optional
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De-industrialisation 5 items
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The economic geography of the UK - , 20101849200890,1849200904,9781849200899,9781849200905
Book Recommended Read Chapter 10 by Ray Hudson, pp. 139-152
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The Geography of de-industrialisation - , 19860333371259
Book Recommended See especially Chapter 1.
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Regional development in the 1990s: the British Isles in transition - , 1992
Book Optional
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Wrecking a region: state policies, party politics and regional change in north east England - 1989
Book Optional A challenging book, but a classic account of the politically managed decline of the North East's manufacturing economy. Will offer longer term context to our visit to the North East later in the semester.
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Producing places - c20011572306343
Book Optional More advanced reading -- will offer further insights into the political economy perspective offered by Ray Hudson.
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Other reading 1 item
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Cities Outlook 2012 - 2012
Website Optional See further data at http://www.citiesoutlook.org/
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Week 2 - A nation divided? Geographies of division in post-Thatcher Britain 15 items
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North-South divide - economic 9 items
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The economic geography of the UK - , 20101849200890,1849200904,9781849200899,9781849200905
Book Recommended See Chapter 2 by Danny Dorling (pp. 12-28)
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Spatially unbalanced growth in the British economy - , , , 29/03/2013
Article Recommended Very latest research on regional inequality -- this will become a classic paper!
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Human geography of the UK - 20050761941363
Book Recommended Some good material in here on the geography of economic and social division.
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Unequal Britain: How real are regional inequalities - ,
Article Optional Recent article from two economic geographers at the LSE.
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The North-south divide: regional change in Britain in the 1980s - , 1989185396042X
Book Optional
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The political economy of Britain's north-south divide - 1988
Article Optional Classic essay!
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Divided Britain - , 19950471952044
Book Optional Though dated, offers good empirical evidence of divisions from 1980s and early 1990s.
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The North-south divide: regional change in Britain in the 1980s - , 1989185396042X
Book Optional Key text from the 1980s when the north-south divide was of great concern.
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Geographies of England: the North-South divide, material and imagined - , 20040521822610
Book Optional Offers longer term historical perspectives
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North-South divide - health 6 items
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Unequal health: the scandal of our times - 20131447305140,1447305132,9781447305149,9781447305132
Book Essential
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The Impact of Thatcherism on Health and Well-Being in Britain - , , , 01/01/2014
Article Essential
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North and South: addressing the English health divide - 06/01/2014
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The north-south health divide - , 15/02/2011
Article Optional
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Week 3 - Inequality and health in an age of austerity 24 items
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Health inequalities 4 items
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Inequalities in life and death - , , , 20001861342349
Book
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Health inequalities - 01/01/2012
Article Optional
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Social determinants of health : the solid facts / edited by Richard Wilkinson and Michael Marmot - , , 19989289012870
Book Recommended
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Unhealthy societies: the afflictions of inequality - 19960415092345,0415092353
Book Recommended
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Social inequalities 6 items
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All in the mind? Why social inequalities persist - 02/01/2010
Article Recommended
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New labour and inequality: Thatcherism continued? - 08/01/2010
Article
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Division grows as inequality multiplies - 09/25/2014
Article Recommended
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Inequalities in Britain 1997–2006: the Dream that Turned Pear-shaped - 11/01/2006
Article Optional
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Injustice: why social inequality persists - 2010 (electronic resource)
Book Recommended
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Inequality: ...Income, Poverty and Wealth -
Article Essential
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Social inequality and health (including Black Report) 10 items
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Poverty, wealth and place in Britain, 1968 to 2005 - , 20071861349955,9781861349958
Book
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The Ghost Of Christmas Past: Health Effects Of Poverty In London In 1896 And 1991 - 2000
Article Essential
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“Getting sicker quicker”: Does living in a more deprived neighbourhood mean your health deteriorates faster? - 03/01/2012
Article Optional
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Concepts and principles for takling social inequalities in health - , 2007
Book Optional
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Income inequality and population health: A review and explanation of the evidence - 04/01/2006
Article Optional
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The spirit level: why equality is better for everyone - , 20100141032367,9780141032368,9780241954294
Book Essential
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Inequalities in Health - , , 19880140228039
Book Optional
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Introduction: Beyond the Black Report - , , 09/1998
Article Recommended
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The Black report on socioeconomic inequalities in health 10 years on - , ,
Article Recommended
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The black report and beyond what are the issues? - 1997-3
Article Optional
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Professor Clare Bambra 4 itemsWe will be hearing from Professor Clare Bambra when we visit the North East. Here are some of her key papers.
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Addressing health inequalities: five practical approaches for local authorities - 05/01/2014
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