The Northumbrians: North-East England and Its People -- A New History

by Dan Jackson and Dan Jackson

Book Overview

Why is the North East the most distinctive region of England? Where do the stereotypes about North Easterners come from, and why are they so often misunderstood? In this wideranging new history of the people of North East England, Dan Jackson explores the deep roots of Northumbrian culture--hard work and heavy drinking, sociability and sentimentality, militarism and masculinity--in centuries of border warfare and dangerous and demanding work in industry,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787386007
• ISBN13: 9781787386006
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.5"