Studies in Welsh History – serie
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76 produkter
Forgotten Army
The Female Munitions Workers of South Wales, 1939-1945
Inbunden, 2002
561 kr
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"A Forgotten Army" reconstructs the experiences of Welsh women who undertook essential munitions work during World War II. The events of wartime are placed against the background of the wider Welsh social, economic and cultural context.
Wales and War
Society, Politics and Religion in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Av Chris Williams, Matthew Cragoe
Inbunden, 2007
825 kr
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A volume of essays offering a refreshing insight into the reaction of the Welsh people to war, focusing on a series of conflicts dating from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries; including tables of information, maps and black-and-white illustrations.
Unemployment, Poverty and Health in Interwar South Wales
Inbunden, 2006
239 kr
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The economic depression of the interwar period marks a fundamental turning-point in Welsh history, and in particular the history of south Wales, when decades of breakneck industrialisation, urbanisation and in-migration came to an end and were followed by a period scarred by unemployment, poverty …
Urban Assimilation in Post-Conquest Wales
Ethnicity, Gender and Economy in Ruthin, 1282-1348
Inbunden, 2010
662 kr
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This book uses, principally but not only, a case study of the Denbighshire town of Ruthin to discuss both the significance of Englishness versus Welshness and of gender distinctions in the network of small Anglo-Welsh urban centres which emerged in north Wales following the English conquest of …
Urban Assimilation in Post-Conquest Wales
Ethnicity, Gender and Economy in Ruthin, 1282-1348
E-bok, 2010
385 kr
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This book uses, principally but not only, a case study of the Denbighshire town of Ruthin to discuss both the significance of Englishness versus Welshness and of gender distinctions in the network of small Anglo-Welsh urban centres which emerged in north Wales following the English conquest of …
Cardiganshire and the Cardi, c.1760-c.2000
Locating a Place and its People
Häftad, 2011
88 kr
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This book explores the ways in which the distinctive Welsh county of Cardigan and its inhabitants (known as Cardis) have been represented during the late modern era. The image of both Cardiganshire and the Cardi changed considerably during this period, and this representational history examines the …
Exodus from Cardiganshire
Rural-Urban Migration in Victorian Britain
E-bok, 2011
158 kr
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Was migration from Victorian Cardiganshire simply a flight from rural poverty? This book relates the rate and timing of the outward movements from the county to the prevailing social and economic conditions.
Labour's Crisis
Plaid Cymru, the Conservatives, and the Decline of the Labour Party in North-West Wales, 1960-74
E-bok, 2011
299 kr
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Many books have focused on the rise of, and success of, the Labour party in Wales, but this one focuses on its decline in an understudied part of Wales.
Wales and the Crusades
Häftad, 2011
265 kr
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This original study, focussing on the impact of the crusading movement in medieval Wales, considers both the enthusiasm of the Welsh and those living in Wales and its borders for the crusades, as well as the domestic impact of the movement on warfare, literature, politics and patronage. The …
Wales and the Crusades
E-bok, 2011
205 kr
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This original study, focussing on the impact of the crusading movement in medieval Wales, considers both the enthusiasm of the Welsh and those living in Wales and its borders for the crusades, as well as the domestic impact of the movement on warfare, literature, politics and patronage. The …
Intelligent Town
An Urban History of Swansea, 1780-1855
Häftad, 2011
386 kr
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This is the first full-length study of Swansea's urban development from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. It tells the little known story of how Swansea gained an unrivalled position of influence as an urban centre, which led it briefly to claim to be the 'metropolis of Wales', …
South Wales Miners
1964-1985
Av Ben Curtis
Häftad, 2013
267 kr
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The booming coal industry of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the main reason behind the creation of modern south Wales and its miners were central to shaping the economics, politics and society of south Wales during the twentieth century. This book explores the history of these …
Political Power in Medieval Gwynedd
Governance and the Welsh Princes
Häftad, 2014
382 kr
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First published in 1984 under the title The Governance of Gwynedd, this book has been reprinted to meet continued interest on the Princes of Gwynedd in Medieval Wales. Political Power in Medieval Gwynedd: Governance and the Welsh Princes investigates the governance exercised by the …
War and Society in Medieval Wales 633-1283
Welsh Military Institutions
Av Sean Davies
E-bok, 2014
158 kr
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Wales’s development as a post-Roman successor state is established in this groundbreaking study of medieval warfare and society. Dominant perceptions of the country in this formative period come from Gerald of Wales, who portrayed a race of noble savages, but a more sophisticated approach can now …
War and Society in Medieval Wales 633-1283
Welsh Military Institutions
Av Sean Davies
E-bok, 2014
158 kr
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Wales’s development as a post-Roman successor state is established in this groundbreaking study of medieval warfare and society. Dominant perceptions of the country in this formative period come from Gerald of Wales, who portrayed a race of noble savages, but a more sophisticated approach can now …
North Wales Quarrymen, 1874-1922
Häftad, 2015
235 kr
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On a Saturday morning in November 1865, between 1,200 and 1,500 men gathered above the small town of Bethesda, to launch a society which they called the United Society of Welsh Quarrymen. Although there had been earlier revolts of quarrymen, this was the first recorded attempt to organise a trade …
Wales and the Crusades
E-bok, 2011
198 kr
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This original study, focussing on the impact of the crusading movement in medieval Wales, considers both the enthusiasm of the Welsh and those living in Wales and its borders for the crusades, as well as the domestic impact of the movement on warfare, literature, politics and patronage. The …
Urban Assimilation in Post-Conquest Wales
Ethnicity, Gender and Economy in Ruthin, 1282-1348
E-bok, 2010
394 kr
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This book uses, principally but not only, a case study of the Denbighshire town of Ruthin to discuss both the significance of Englishness versus Welshness and of gender distinctions in the network of small Anglo-Welsh urban centres which emerged in north Wales following the English conquest of …
Exodus from Cardiganshire
Rural-Urban Migration in Victorian Britain
E-bok, 2011
158 kr
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Was migration from Victorian Cardiganshire simply a flight from rural poverty? This book relates the rate and timing of the outward movements from the county to the prevailing social and economic conditions. It provides insights into the factors involved in migration, and using computer-assisted …
South Wales Miners
1964-1985
Av Ben Curtis
E-bok, 2013
158 kr
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The booming coal industry of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the main reason behind the creation of modern south Wales and its miners were central to shaping the economics, politics and society of south Wales during the twentieth century. This book explores the history of these …
Communist Party of Great Britain and the National Question in Wales, 1920-1991
Häftad, 2017
456 kr
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While electorally weak, the Communist Party of Great Britain and its Welsh Committee was a constant feature of twentieth century Welsh politics, in particular through its influence in the trade union movement. Based on original archival research, the present volume offers the first in-depth study …
Communist Party of Great Britain
E-bok, 2017
535 kr
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While electorally weak, the Communist Party of Great Britain and its Welsh Committee was a constant feature of twentieth century Welsh politics, in particular through its influence in the trade union movement. Based on original archival research, the present volume offers the first in-depth study …
Communist Party of Great Britain and the National Question in Wales, 1920-1991
E-bok, 2017
535 kr
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While electorally weak, the Communist Party of Great Britain and its Welsh Committee was a constant feature of twentieth century Welsh politics, in particular through its influence in the trade union movement. Based on original archival research, the present volume offers the first in-depth study …
Gentry of North Wales in the Later Middle Ages
E-bok, 2017
394 kr
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This is a study of the landed gentry of north Wales from the Edwardian conquest in the thirteenth century to the incorporation of Wales in the Tudor state in the sixteenth. The limitation of the discussion to north Wales is deliberate; there has often been a tendency to treat Wales as a single …
Gentry of North Wales in the Later Middle Ages
E-bok, 2017
394 kr
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This is a study of the landed gentry of north Wales from the Edwardian conquest in the thirteenth century to the incorporation of Wales in the Tudor state in the sixteenth. The limitation of the discussion to north Wales is deliberate; there has often been a tendency to treat Wales as a single …
Opposition to the Great War in Wales 1914-1918
Av Aled Eirug
Häftad, 2018
330 kr
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This study is the first thorough analysis of the extent of the opposition to the Great War in Wales, and is the most extensive study of the anti-war movement in any part of Britain. It is, therefore, a significant contribution to our understanding of people’s responses to the conflict, and the …
Opposition to the Great War in Wales 1914-1918
Av Aled Eirug
E-bok, 2018
205 kr
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This study is the first thorough analysis of the extent of the opposition to the Great War in Wales, and is the most extensive study of the anti-war movement in any part of Britain. It is, therefore, a significant contribution to our understanding of people’s responses to the conflict, and the …
Opposition to the Great War in Wales 1914-1918
Av Aled Eirug
E-bok, 2018
205 kr
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This study is the first thorough analysis of the extent of the opposition to the Great War in Wales, and is the most extensive study of the anti-war movement in any part of Britain. It is, therefore, a significant contribution to our understanding of people’s responses to the conflict, and the …
Women's Suffrage Movement in Wales, 1866-1928
Häftad, 2018
198 kr
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An organized women’s suffrage movement operated continuously in Britain for more than sixty years, from the mid 1860s until the achievement of equal voting rights with men in 1928. In the decade prior to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, both militant suffragettes and law-abiding …
Women's Suffrage Movement in Wales, 1866-1928
E-bok, 2018
138 kr
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An organized women’s suffrage movement operated continuously in Britain for more than sixty years, from the mid 1860s until the achievement of equal voting rights with men in 1928. In the decade prior to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, both militant suffragettes and law-abiding …
