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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bethan Thomas (Department of Geography, University of Sheffield) , Daniel Dorling (University of Oxford)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press Dimensions: Width: 30.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.746kg ISBN: 9781861348210ISBN 10: 1861348215 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 10 September 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction: seven stages; At first the infant: ages 0-4; And then the whining schoolboy: ages 5-15; And then the lover: ages 16-24; Then a soldier: ages 25-39; And then the justice: ages 40-59; The lean and slippered pantaloon: those in old age 60-74; To end this strange eventful history, aged 75+; Conclusion: merely players?ReviewsAn incredibly rich source, 'Identity in Britain' includes over two hundred full colour maps based upon the data collected in the 2001 Census. urban-geography.org.uk 2008. This is a veritable Domesday Book of 21st Century British identities, as rich in argument as in data. Each chapter is a feast - not just for social scientists but for anyone who cares about changing Britain for the better. Nick Pearce, Head of Strategic Policy, Cabinet Office MOVE NICK PEARCE'S TESTIMONIAL BACK """This is a veritable Domesday Book of 21st Century British identities, as rich in argument as in data. Each chapter is a feast - not just for social scientists but for anyone who cares about changing Britain for the better."" Nick Pearce, Director, Institute for Public Policy Research""Thomas and Dorling's illustrative and provocative atlas, Identity in Britain, provides an important function of maps, offering a sense of where we are now, and where we might want to be. Look at it, and be thrilled by the pleasure that a new way of seeing things can bring."" Helen Roberts, The Institute of Education, University of London" This is a veritable Domesday Book of 21st Century British identities, as rich in argument as in data. Each chapter is a feast - not just for social scientists but for anyone who cares about changing Britain for the better. Nick Pearce, Director, Institute for Public Policy Research Thomas and Dorling's illustrative and provocative atlas, Identity in Britain, provides an important function of maps, offering a sense of where we are now, and where we might want to be. Look at it, and be thrilled by the pleasure that a new way of seeing things can bring. Helen Roberts, The Institute of Education, University of London Author InformationBethan Thomas is a Researcher at the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield. Daniel Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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