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Jane Aaron
Cranogwen in Victorian 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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Heidi Backes
Fascist Female Gothic

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Examines the psychology of fascism and its intrinsic relationship with the Gothic through the close study of propagandistic narratives by Spanish fascist women during the 1930s and 1940s.With close readin…

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Delyth Badder, Mark Norman
The Folklore of Wales

An intriguing and comprehensive selection of ghost stories from Wales.Welsh folklore is well known throughout Wales and beyond, yet little is known about its extensive collection of paranormal texts. The …

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Michael Bell
How an Egg Changed my Life

A tender, funny blend of recipes and memoir that ruminate on what it takes to feel fulfilled.From growing up as a gay teenager in the Welsh valleys to trying to find his own space in the city, Mikey Bell …

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Gosia Buzzanca
There She Goes, My Beautiful World

Now in paperback: 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 …

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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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Catriona Coutts
Resistance in the 'Oppressor's Tongue'

Writing Wales in English

Explores parallels between the political impact of Welsh and Catalan writers who choose to write in English and Spanish versus Welsh and Catalan.This book examines works by selected Welsh authors who writ…

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Renato Cristi
Schmitt, Hobbes, Hegel

University of Wales Press

Draws connections between three major philosophers to better understand the origin of Schmitt's authoritarian liberalism.Schmitt, Hobbes, Hegel centers a pivotal period in German constitutional history, w…

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Oliver Eberl
Barbarism and the State of Nature

University of Wales Press

Reveals how discourse on barbarism in political thought is still rooted in colonialism.Why does describing the absence of the state as a "state of nature" represent a continuation of colonial pa…

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Haydn E. Edwards
Griffith Davies

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Captures the inspiring life and works of Griffith Davies, a Welsh mathematician who overcame challenges and found success in nineteenth-century London.Griffith Davies (1788-1855) was born into a poor fami…

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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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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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Alan J. Kellner
Indigeneity in Immanuel Kant's Global Politics

University of Wales Press

Challenges current philosophical trends by reevaluating Immanual Kant's views on Indigenous peoples.Immanuel Kant believed in progress. He thought humanity regressed when it passed from nature to civiliza…

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Philip Line
Introducing the Medieval Raven

University of Wales Press

Provides a comprehensive look into the significance of the raven in medieval European thought and imagination.To this day, the raven is associated with foreboding, a product of its croaking call, black pl…

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Brooke N. Martin
Beyond Blodwen

University of Wales Press

Rediscovers nearly forty Welsh operas to disprove the theory that Blodwen was the only Welsh opera for decades after its creation in 1878.It has long been believed that Joseph Parry's Blodwen (1878) is th…

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