Merthyr, the Crucible of Modern Wales
Merthyr, the Crucible of Modern Wales

Author: Joe England

Publisher: Parthian

Published: 2020-11

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781913640057

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For most of the nineteenth century Merthyr Tydfil was the largest urban settlement Wales had ever seen. Merthyr, The Crucible of Modern Wales, looks at Merthyr's rise to prominence and how it foretold the economic and social transformation of Welsh history. It was Merthyr, from the armed rising of 1831 to the electoral radicalism of 1868 and 1900, which led the way towards democracy and civic betterment in the teeth of material degradation and high-handed repression. This volume brings the whole epic history of Merthyr, from 1760 to 1912, into the focus of a fresh and utterly convincing perspective. For Modern Wales, see Merthyr, in a book which is a triumph of readability and intellectual passion.

A History of Modern Wales 1536-1990
A History of Modern Wales 1536-1990

Author: Philip Jenkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-13

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 131787269X

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Rich in detail but vigorous, authoritative and unsentimental, A History of Modern Wales is a comprehensive and unromanticised examination of Wales as it was and is. It stresses both the long-term continuities in Welsh history, and also the significant regional differences within the principality.

Medieval Wales c.1050-1332
Medieval Wales c.1050-1332

Author: David Stephenson

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2019-03-15

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1786833875

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After outlining conventional accounts of Wales in the High Middle Ages, this book moves to more radical approaches to its subject. Rather than discussing the emergence of the March of Wales from the usual perspective of the ‘intrusive’ marcher lords, for instance, it is considered from a Welsh standpoint explaining the lure of the March to Welsh princes and its contribution to the fall of the native principality of Wales. Analysis of the achievements of the princes of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries focuses on the paradoxical process by which increasingly sophisticated political structures and a changing political culture supported an autonomous native principality, but also facilitated eventual assimilation of much of Wales into an English ‘empire’. The Edwardian conquest is examined and it is argued that, alongside the resultant hardship and oppression suffered by many, the rising class of Welsh administrators and community leaders who were essential to the governance of Wales enjoyed an age of opportunity. This is a book that introduces the reader to the celebrated and the less well-known men and women who shaped medieval Wales.

Early Modern Wales c.1536c.1689
Early Modern Wales c.1536c.1689

Author: Lloyd Bowen

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2022-11-15

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1786839601

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This is a general textbook organised around ideas of identity and nationhood rather than the usual high political narrative. It incorporates cutting-edge scholarship and new evidential sources to provide novel perspectives. Early Modern Wales considers neglected topics such as gender and women's experiences and examines history beyond the ruling elite.

Irish Migrants in Modern Wales
Irish Migrants in Modern Wales

Author: Paul O'Leary

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780853238485

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A collection of essays, the contributors to this volume describe the experiences of Irish migrants who moved to Wales. The essays also examine in depth the social and cultural impact the Irish immigrants made on the country.

Understanding Contemporary Wales
Understanding Contemporary Wales

Author: Hugh Mackay

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 9780708323052

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This book introduces a social science-based analysis of Wales, providing a contemporary account of politics, culture, society and the economy of Wales. It will introduce and apply some key concepts, theories and debates regarding difference and identities in Wales. -- Welsh Books Council

Welsh (Plural)
Welsh (Plural)

Author: Darren Chetty

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Published: 2022-03-08

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1913462889

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Some of the most exciting writers in and from Wales consider the future of Wales and the UK and their place in it. What does it mean to imagine Wales and ‘The Welsh’ as something both distinct and inclusive? In Welsh (Plural), some of the foremost Welsh writers consider the future of Wales and their place in it. For many people, Wales brings to mind the same old collection of images – if it’s not rugby, sheep and leeks, it’s the 3 Cs: castles, coal, and choirs. Heritage, mining and the church are indeed integral parts of Welsh culture. But what of the other stories that point us toward a Welsh future? In this anthology of essays, authors offer imaginative, radical perspectives on the future of Wales as they take us beyond the clichés and binaries that so often shape thinking about Wales and Welshness. Includes essays from Charlotte Williams (A Tolerant Nation?), Joe Dunthorne (Submarine, The Adulterants), Niall Griffiths (Sheepshagger, Broken Ghost), Rabab Ghazoul (Gentle / Radical Turner Prize Nominee), Mike Parker (On the Red Hill), Martin Johnes (Wales Since 1939, Wales: England’s Colony?), Kandace Siobhan Walker (2019 Guardian 4th Estate Prize Winner), Gary Raymond (Golden Orphans, Wales Arts Review, BBC Wales), Darren Chetty (The Good Immigrant), Andy Welch (The Guardian), Marvin Thompson (Winner 2021 UK Poetry Prize), Durre Shahwar (Where I’m Coming From), Hanan Issa (My Body Can House Two Hearts), Dan Evans (Desolation Radio), Shaheen Sutton, Morgan Owen, Iestyn Tyne, Grug Muse and Cerys Hafana.

Irish Migrants in Modern Wales
Irish Migrants in Modern Wales

Author: Paul O'Leary

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780853238584

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A collection of essays, the contributors to this volume describe the experiences of Irish migrants who moved to Wales. The essays also examine in depth the social and cultural impact the Irish immigrants made on the country.

A History of Water in Modern England and Wales
A History of Water in Modern England and Wales

Author: John Hassan

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780719043086

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Examines the changing way in which water has been used in England and Wales since the industrial revolution, through the Victorian period and up to the present day.

A Tolerant Nation?
A Tolerant Nation?

Author:

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2015-03-15

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1783161906

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Combines historical and contemporary material. Draws on historical, sociological, cultural and literary approaches. Full revised and up-to-date edition of a classic book in the field. Covers the whole field in one volume.