Brittle with Relics

A History of Wales, 1962-97 ('Oral history at its revelatory best' DAVID KYNASTON)

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Beschreibung

Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change.<br><br>''Richly humane, viscerally political, generously multi-voiced, Brittle with Relics is oral history at its revelatory best.''<br>DAVID KYNASTON<br>''Fascinating.'' OBSERVER<br>''Powerful.'' LITERARY REVIEW''Inspired.'' GUARDIAN<br><br>Brittle with Relics is a vital history of Wales undergoing some of the country's most seismic and traumatic events: the disasters of Aberfan and Tryweryn; the rise of the Welsh language movement; the Miners' Strike and its aftermath; and the narrow vote in favour of partial devolution.<br><br>Drawing upon the voices of its inhabitants - includin Neil Kinnock, Rowan Williams, Leanne Wood, Gruff Rhys, Michael Sheen, Nicky Wire, Sian James, language activists, members of former mining communities and many more - this is a vivid portrait of a nation determined to survive, while maintaining the hope that Wales will one day thrive on its own terms.<br><br>''Passionate.'' HISTORY TODAY<br>''Compels attention.'' IRISH TIMES<br>''Superb.'' DAILY TELEGRAPH<br><br>''A testament to the brutal circumstances that bonded the communities of Wales into a new polity for the 21st century.''<br>GRUFF RHYS<br>''This book is a guide to remembering who we can be when we work together.''<br>GWENNO SAUNDERS<br>''An essential telling of Welshness that contains a powerful reflection of Englishness, too.''<br>EMMA WARREN

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780571295654

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

128 x 320 x 40 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Faber & Faber