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People, Places and Passions : A Social History of Wales and the Welsh 1870-1948 Volume 1.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: La Vergne : Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (502 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781783162383
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: People, Places and PassionsDDC classification:
  • 942.9081
LOC classification:
  • DA722
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Cover -- Back Cover -- List of Illustrations -- Prologue: Sources for a 'Sullen Art' -- Introduction: Private Lives, the Individual and Society -- 1 The Structures of Everyday Life: Endurance and Endeavour -- 2 'Lead us into Temptation': Consumerism, Creativity and Change -- 3 'Bonfire of the Vanities': Ambitions, Aspirations and Education -- 4 'Ffair Wagedd' - Vanity Fair: People, Class and Hierarchy -- 5 Hiraeth and Heartbreak - Wales and the World: Curiosity, Boldness and Zest -- 6 'The Blood never Dried' - the Welsh in Empire: Envy, Greed and Zeal -- 7 'Ha! Ha! among the Trumpets' - a Century of Warfare: Cowardice, Courage and Hatred -- 8 'Once more unto the breach' - Wales and the Welsh go to War, Again: Fear, Terror and Tragedy -- L'Heure Bleue (The Blue Hour): a brief conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: Russell Davies examines the social history of Wales in the years 1870-1948 and challenges a number of generally held views about Wales and the Welsh, offering an alternative history of idiosyncrasies and contradictions of both the country and the people.
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Front Cover -- Back Cover -- List of Illustrations -- Prologue: Sources for a 'Sullen Art' -- Introduction: Private Lives, the Individual and Society -- 1 The Structures of Everyday Life: Endurance and Endeavour -- 2 'Lead us into Temptation': Consumerism, Creativity and Change -- 3 'Bonfire of the Vanities': Ambitions, Aspirations and Education -- 4 'Ffair Wagedd' - Vanity Fair: People, Class and Hierarchy -- 5 Hiraeth and Heartbreak - Wales and the World: Curiosity, Boldness and Zest -- 6 'The Blood never Dried' - the Welsh in Empire: Envy, Greed and Zeal -- 7 'Ha! Ha! among the Trumpets' - a Century of Warfare: Cowardice, Courage and Hatred -- 8 'Once more unto the breach' - Wales and the Welsh go to War, Again: Fear, Terror and Tragedy -- L'Heure Bleue (The Blue Hour): a brief conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Russell Davies examines the social history of Wales in the years 1870-1948 and challenges a number of generally held views about Wales and the Welsh, offering an alternative history of idiosyncrasies and contradictions of both the country and the people.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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