Angol
There has been an explosion of academic and popular interest in the issue of social identity. Yet the subject areas of regional and sub-regional identities, and historical engagements between "the regional", "the local" and "the national" remain neglected. Seeking to make a contribution towards redressing these areas of neglect and to further advancing our knowledge and understanding of the general issue of social identity, this volume of essays offers the reader an exploration of some of the rich and varied, historical interpretations of "the North" and "northernness". The focus rests mainly, but not exclusively, on the North of England. Taken as a whole, the essays highlight the contingent, fluid, and ambiguous nature of "northernness", its complex and shifting interplay with feelings of localism and nationalism, and the profound, if varying, influences of class, race, gender, sport, tourism, music and political and economic structures and concerns upon "northern" identities.
