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Few Welsh scholars in the modern era have served their profession,
university and country as admirably as Sir Glanmor Williams, who
died, aged eighty four, on 24 February 2005. By dint of
intellectual brilliance, far-sighted vision and exceptional
personal charm, he achieved great eminence in the field of Welsh
historical studies. It is no exaggeration to claim that the
flourishing condition of Welsh history during the last half century
is in large measure attributable to his influence. This book seeks
to draw out the religious, political, economic, social and
educational threads in his work within a local, county, national
and British context. It also examines his methodology in the
context of the work of other historians within Wales and beyond.
This three-volume edition of the correspondence of Iolo Morganwg
offers unique insights into the career and works of one of the most
creative and influential figures in the history of modern Wales. A
total of 1, 230 letters vividly reveal the extent of his
multifarious interests and the diverse networks of friends,
acquaintances, and enemies who brought both blessing and curses
into his turbulent life. One of the finest exponents of the
epistolary arts of his own day, Morganwg comes across in the
letters as a garrulous, digressive figure, warm-blooded in his
patriotism, devoted to his native tongue and its literature, and
implacably opposed to injustice and cruelty. This fully annotated
edition provides fascinating reading for anyone interested in Welsh
society, the world happenings of Romanticism, and the literature of
Britain and 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 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.
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.
An entertaining portrait of Cardiganshire historian Thomas Richards
(1878-1962), a strict librarian and literary critic, lecturer and
lively broadcaster on diverse topics. 17 black-and-white
photographs.
This fourth volume in the History of Wales deals comprehensively
with the events between the civil war and the beginnings of the
Industrial Revolution. The central theme is the development of
powerful social forces which took an impoverished and sleepy nation
to the threshold of unprecedented social, economic, and political
change. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the book reveals how
demographic growth, agrarian improvements, the development of trade
and heavy industries, improved communications, the provision of
educational facilities, the emergence of Dissent and Methodism, and
the revival of Welsh culture influenced the making of modern Wales.
A volume tracing the history and development of the University of
Wales published to celebrate the centenary of its founding in 1893
. Black-and-white photographs.
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