Making Sense of Wales by Graham A S Day

Making Sense of Wales by Graham A S Day

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A thorough analysis of changes in the economic and social, linguistic and cultural climate of Wales during the second half of the 20th century, and of the practical steps taken to solve any problems, in both industrial and rural communities.

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Making Sense of Wales by Graham A S Day

Making Sense of Wales gives an account of the main changes that have taken place in Welsh society over the last fifty years, as well as analysing the major efforts to interpret those changes. By placing work done in Wales in the context of broader developments within sociological approaches over the period, Graham Day demonstrates that there is a body of work on Wales worth considering in its own right as a specific contribution to sociology. He also shows the relevance of sociological accounts of Wales for understanding contemporary empirical and theoretical concerns in social analysis. Beginning with post-war analysis which considered Wales in terms of regional planning and policy, Day shows how more theoretically informed perspectives have come to the fore in recent years. He also examines more contemporary developments, such as gender and class transformations, the emphasis on the centrality of the Welsh language for conceptions of Wales and Welshness, as well as the impact of new forms of governance and questions of social exclusion.
Graham Day is a Reader in Sociology at Bangor University.
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ISBN 13 9780708317716
ISBN 10 0708317715
Title Making Sense of Wales
Author Graham A S Day
Series Politics And Society In Wales
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Wales Press
Year published 2002-07-30
Number of pages 256
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