The Celts: A History From Earliest Times to the Present

by Bernhard Maier, Kevin Windle (Translator)

Now in its second edition, this comprehensive history of the Celts draws on archaeological, historical, literary and linguistic evidence to provide a comprehensive and colourful overview from origins to the present.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Archaeology

392 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2000

Reviews

[Maya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Please read my review at Celtic Scholar's Reviews and Opinions

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

"The Celts" by Bernhard Maier offers a lot of historical information, so the writing style seems more matter of fact-it's not really easy to digest. It is the sort of book that you might highlight the parts you'd want to memorize for a history class, and re-read later as the rest would only bore you again. Since it is very compacted, I wish that the footnotes were at the bottom of the page, but to my chagrin the footnotes are way in the back of the book, and they only say what book something can be found in by another author, anyways, they're only a few words at best. They're are no really interesting or obscure Celtic facts to further explain the page as you read, which is my preferred style of writing footnotes. Overall, this book is informative and historical, but not a very attention-grabbing read as you go.

[Christina Widmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bernhard Maier hält sich eng an die gesicherten Fakten und belegt alles mit vielen Quellen. Was den Stil betrifft, hört man den Geschichtsprofessor zwar heraus, aber versteht auch als Laie alles.
Für die Kapitel über das Mittelalter muss man Jahreszahlen mögen. Der erste Teil dagegen, über die Festlandkelten, liest sich interessant und lebendig.
Ausführliche Rezension auf meinem Blog: https://nouw.com/cwidmann/bernhard-ma...