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Jane Aaron
Cranogwen in Victorian Wales

Gender Studies in Wales

Sheds light on the groundbreaking Welsh feminist Sarah Jane Rees.During an age of extreme gender polarization when women were confined to the domestic sphere, Sarah Jane Rees (1839-1916) from Llangrannog,…

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Nicholas K. Alderton
Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979

Studies in Welsh History

This study presents an analysis of the Welsh Liberal Party under the leadership of Emlyn Hooson. It begins with an overview of the period prior to Hooson's 1962 by-election win in Montgomery, following th…

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Gary K Browning
Lyotard and the End of Grand Narratives

Lyotard shook the cultural world in the late-twentieth century by announcing postmodernism and the end of grand narratives. He captured a feeling of unease about the standpoint of great modern thinkers wh…

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Gosia Buzzanca
There She Goes, My Beautiful World

A memoir that follows a woman's journey to build a new life in Wales after surviving trauma in Poland.What does "home" mean? Is it where you come from, or is it something that you have to create…

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Máiréad Casey
Demon Possession and Sexual Violence in Post-Great Recession American Horror Cinema

Examines how cultural and economic anxieties in 2008 influenced the popularity of demon possession and gendered violence in American horror.This book examines American horror films as key sites for explor…

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Sarah Siân Chave
Hafren

A meditation on the significance of the Welsh river Hafren.The Severn, or Afon Hafren in Welsh, is a mighty river. She has shaped many histories and is part of many folk stories. In Celtic traditions, wat…

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Demin Duan
Tocqueville Between East and West

Political Philosophy Now

This book adopts an Eastern or Chinese perspective on Alexis de Tocqueville's political thought, highlighting the 'aristocratic' nature of his theory of freedom; and, as it does to, it takes the great tra…

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Aled Eirug
Dafydd Elis-Thomas

A novel exploration of why Dafydd Elis-Thomas, the leader of Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalist party, didn't believe in nationalism and how this changed Welsh politics.Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas of Nant Con…

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Emily Garside
Rainbow Wales

Emily Garside leads an inspiring tour through the queer icons who have shaped Welsh history and culture.Who are the queer figures, past and present, who have made and continue to make Welsh history? Disco…

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William Gibson
James II and Wales

Studies the unsuccessful rule of King James II in seventeenth-century Wales.The reign of James II was a dramatic failure in Wales. He became King when Welsh loyalty to the crown and church was strong. How…

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Stephen Glascoe
Circus Rebels

A behind-the-scenes look into the rise of a renowned modern Welsh circus.What's it really like to run away with a modern circus? Cardiff, Wales, 1983. A bunch of university dropouts and unemployed hippies…

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Leon Gooberman
Waging War and Building Peace

Studies in Welsh History

The British economy altered radically between 1934 and 1947. Some of the most dramatic changes were in Wales as its struggling private-sector-led economy was supplanted by one dominated by the state. Init…

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Jon Gower
Raider

A gripping portrait of an American football legend whose impact stretched far beyond the game.From the electrifying fields of Morgan State to the roaring stadiums of the NFL, Raymond Chester's journey is …

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Carwyn Graves
Cynefin

A guide to reimagining our relationship with the natural world through the Welsh poetic tradition.At a time of biodiversity loss and climate grief, we need to reset our relationship with the natural world…

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Carwyn Graves
Tir

A journey through the natural landscapes of Wales.In Tir --the Welsh word for "land"--writer and ecologist Carwyn Graves takes us on a tour of seven key characteristics of the Welsh landscape. H…

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Alex Johnson
My Year of Reading Welshly

A year's worth of recommendations for reading both classic and new literature from Wales, with discussion questions for book clubs included.Alex Johnson invites you to join him on his year of reading Wels…

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James Kennedy
Loud Medicine

A raw, unfiltered ride through the music industry's underbelly--told from the van, not the penthouse.Behind every stadium-filling superstar are thousands of musicians fighting to keep the dream alive. In …

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Diarmait Mac Giolla Chriost
Fieldnotes from Celtic Palestine

Fieldnotes from Celtic Palestine embodies a new type of sociological writing that weaves ethnography with memoir as well as fusing other convention-breaking literary forms, styles and devices. In its inno…

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Ben Parsons
Introducing Medieval Animal Names

What did medieval people call the animals they lived and worked with? Why did they give them the names they did? This book sets out to answer these questions. Drawing evidence from literary, documentary a…

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Linden Peach
New Perspectives on Gillian Clarke

Writing Wales in English

This is the first book-length study of the poetry and journal writings of Gillian Clarke in their entirety; it is the first extensive examination of her work published in this century, and the first full …

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