A concise history of Wales

Based on the most recent historical research and current debates about Wales and Welshness, this volume offers the most up-to-date, authoritative and accessible account of the period from Neanderthal times to the opening of the Senedd, the new home of the National Assembly for Wales, in 2006. Within...

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Autor principal: Jenkins, Geraint H. (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press 2007
Colección:Cambridge concise histories
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Sumario:Based on the most recent historical research and current debates about Wales and Welshness, this volume offers the most up-to-date, authoritative and accessible account of the period from Neanderthal times to the opening of the Senedd, the new home of the National Assembly for Wales, in 2006. Within a remarkably brief and stimulating compass, Geraint H. Jenkins explores the emergence of Wales as a nation, its changing identities and values, and the transformations its people experienced and survived throughout the centuries. In the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, the Welsh never reconciled themselves to political, social and cultural subordination, and developed ingenious ways of maintaining a distinctive sense of their otherness. The book ends with the coming of political devolution and the emergence of a greater measure of cultural pluralism. Professor Jenkins's lavishly illustrated volume provides enthralling material for scholars, students, general readers, and travellers to Wales
Descripción Física:XII, 345 p. : il. ; 21 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 322-338) e índice
ISBN:9780521530712
9780521823678