Counter-Cultural Lifestyles in Regional England, 1965-1975

Beyond Swinging London

John Griffiths (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

2025
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-40739-0 (ISBN)

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This book breaks new ground by exploring regional scenes beyond London during the years 1965 to 1975. Whilst many accounts of this era have tended to focus on the Capital, John Griffiths journeys beyond its boundaries to assess how far the cultures usually implied to be exclusive to the metropolis in fact diffused into the English counties. The book examines both the 'swinging period' of post-1945 history (c. 1965-1967) and the years of the counter-culture c. 1968-1975, examining topics such as the rise of the boutique, alternative cinema, art festivals and art labs, and regional funding for the experimental, before moving on to consider the attitudes of regional newspapers to changes in society. In its latter sections the legacy of 1968 is considered, with specific focus on the rise of Women's Liberation and Gay Liberation movements. It concludes with an examination of student life on the regional campus. This book argues that, contrary to many accounts that branded them as cultural deserts, the 1960s saw the 'provinces' rebranded as 'regions' and were increasingly up to speed with London culture.

John Griffiths is Senior Lecturer on the History Programme at Massey University, New Zealand. He is the author of several articles that have appeared in internationally recognised journals such as Social History, Journal of Social History, Urban History and Contemporary British History. He is the author of Imperial Culture in Antipodean Cites (Palgrave, 2014) and the four-volume Empire and Popular Culture (2021-2022). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Introduction.- 1. Introducing the Regions: The End of Victorianism and the Rise of the Modern.- 2. Leisure and the Arts.- 3. The Underground Press in the Regions, 1969-1974.- 4. The Mainstream Press and the Permissive 1960s.- 5. Gender and Sexuality in the Regions 1: The Women's Liberation Movement.- 6. Gender and Sexuality in the Regions 2: The Campaign for Gay Recognition in the Regions.- 7. Youth and the Counter Culture.- Conclusion.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.10.2025
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
Zusatzinfo	Approx. 255 p. 20 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
Schlagworte	permissive society • Regionalism • Swinging Britain • 'the new morality' • Women's liberation
ISBN-10	3-031-40739-3 / 3031407393
ISBN-13	978-3-031-40739-0 / 9783031407390
Zustand	Neuware