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Welsh in Their History
Gwyn A. Williams was a leading social historian of Wales. His books The Merthyr Rising , Madoc and The Search for Beulah Land have all been acclaimed as major studies of modern Welsh History.
In this book – a sequence of interrelated essays – Gwyn Williams aims to redirect attention to some critical moments in Welsh history from Roman Times to the present. Each of the essays breaks new ground, argues for a new approach or opens a new discourse.
At a time when Welsh history is the subject of intense and often highly political debate, this book will be welcomed as an engaging and refreshing radical perspective on the subject.
In this book – a sequence of interrelated essays – Gwyn Williams aims to redirect attention to some critical moments in Welsh history from Roman Times to the present. Each of the essays breaks new ground, argues for a new approach or opens a new discourse.
At a time when Welsh history is the subject of intense and often highly political debate, this book will be welcomed as an engaging and refreshing radical perspective on the subject.
- GenresHistory
206 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1985
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Gwyn Alfred Williams
27 books4 followersGwyn Alfred "Alf" Williams was a Welsh historian particularly known for his work on Antonio Gramsci and Francisco Goya as well as on Welsh history.
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May 1, 2015
Gwyn Alf Williams was one of the last Gramcisan historians applying the intellectual insights of the Sardinian Marxist to interpret the emergence of 19th century Wales. polemic, witty and challenging, Williams steps beyond dogma and nostalgia to unravel the historical detail of events such as the Merthyr election of 1835.
In an engaging but often dense telling of the story of industrialising South Wales, William shows how real people shape their history and how nations and classes emerge from our decisions about life. Maybe he stretches his points but a healthy antidote to the bland managerialism and complacency that underpins modern social thinking.
In an engaging but often dense telling of the story of industrialising South Wales, William shows how real people shape their history and how nations and classes emerge from our decisions about life. Maybe he stretches his points but a healthy antidote to the bland managerialism and complacency that underpins modern social thinking.
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