Hope and Heartbreak by David Russell Davies

Hope and Heartbreak by David Russell Davies

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"Hope and Heartbreak" is the first in a two-volume social history of modern Wales which will revise 'general' histories of Wales through an engagement with the particularity of everyday life.

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Hope and Heartbreak by David Russell Davies

"Hope and Heartbreak" is the first in a two-volume social history of modern Wales which will revise 'general' histories of Wales through an engagement with the particularity of everyday life.
'.. a cornucopia; an invaluable resource to both the dilettante browser and the ardent scholar.' www.Gwales.com '...hugely entertaining...a fresh perspective on familiar events and the highlighting of novel themes...This original, enjoyable and stylish book challenges our preconceptions about Welsh history and forces us to reconsider cherished assumptions. It is a signal achievement that extends our knowledge into fascinating new areas'. Planet "Davies is a very engaging writer. The constant vivacity of the language, combined with the author's terrific eye for a story, is the book's principal strength." Matthew Cragoe, University of Hertfordshire, English Historical Review. Vol. 122: No.495
Russell Davies was formerly Head of Marketing at Aberystwyth University; he is the author of Secret Sins: Sex, Violence and Society in Carmarthenshire 1870-1920 and Hope and Heartbreak: A Social History of Wales and the Welsh 1776-1870.
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ISBN 13 9780708319321
ISBN 10 0708319327
Title Hope and Heartbreak
Author David Russell Davies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Wales Press
Year published 2005-07-01
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.