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 Cities (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.

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 Cities (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.