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2.1.3 Wales
 

Central Office of Information
Wales
The Stationery Office Publications: 1993
undergraduate, general level
88pp, 210mm
Series: aspects of Britain
This publication gives an outline of the polical, economic and social structure, including the government's policies as they affect Wales. It covers a wide range of subjects including government, the economy, industry, agriculture, transport, the environment, language and culture, and sport.
Paperback ISBN:0 11 701754 X £5.00

Curtis, Tony
Wales: the Imagined Nation Essays in Cultural and National Identity
general level
Poetry Wales Press: 03 1986
306pp
Paperback ISBN: 0 907476 54 6 £5.95

Davies, John
A History of Wales
general level
Penguin Books: 1994
736pp 198 x 129
A translation from Welsh of the author's "Hanes Cymru". The book traces the history of Wales from the earliest times to the present day, from the first Welshman at Ffynnan Bueno to the miners' strike, from the Red Lady of Paviland to the establishment of the Welsh TV channel.
Paperback ISBN:0 14 014581 8 £9.99

Jenkins, Philip
History of Modern Wales
general level
Longman: 1991
400pp
History of Wales from 1536 to 1990 that stresses both the long term continuities in Welsh history and also the regional differences within the principality.
Hardback ISBN:0 582 48924 5 £28.00
Paperback ISBN:0 582 48925 3 £13.99

Morris, Jan
The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country
general level
Penguin Books: 1986
448pp 198 x 129
Paperback ISBN:0 14 008263 8 £8.99

Williams, Gwyn A.
When Was Wales?: a History of the Welsh
general level
Penguin Books: 1991
352pp, 198 x 129mm
The question of national identity for Wales has affected the Welsh people throughout history. Drawing on myth, legend and poetry and on the talents and ambitions of soldiers, labourers, politicians and churchmen the author tells the story of the Welsh.
Paperback ISBN:0 14 013643 6 £8.99

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