Research Catalog

Title

So you think you know about Britain? / Danny Dorling.

Author

Dorling, Daniel

Publication

London : Constable, 2011.

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Details

Description

x, 308 p. : ill.; 20 cm.

Summary

"We don t live in the country we thought we lived in anymore; it has changed because we have changed. When it comes to immigration, the population explosion, the collapse of the family, the north-south divide, or the death of the countryside, common wisdom tells us that we are in trouble; however, this is far from the truth. In his brilliant anatomy of contemporary Britain, leading geographer Daniel Dorling dissects the nation and reveals unexpected truths about the way we live today, contrary to what you might read in the news. Exploring the key issues that make the headlines Dorling will change the way you think about the country and explain just why you should feel positive about the future."--Publisher description.

Subject

• 2000-2099
• Human geography > Great Britain
• Great Britain > Social conditions > 21st century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-300) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: geography matters -- Dirty old town: North and South -- Where have all the good men gone? -- When enough is enough: optimum population -- Overkeen, underpaid and over here: immigration -- Human mosaic: neighbours and neighbourhoods -- A nation ever more divided between town and country -- Time to put them out to grass? : what to do with the elderly -- Future is another place.

ISBN

• 9781849013918
• 1849013918

OCLC

• 698333396
• SCSB-10529413

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library