This ground-breaking book examines the story of Wales since 1939, giving voice to ordinary people and the variety of experiences within the nation. This is a history of not just a nation, but of its residents' hopes and fears, their struggles and pleasures and their views of where they lived and the wider world.
This ground-breaking book examines the story of Wales since 1939, giving voice to ordinary people and the variety of experiences within the nation. This is a history of not just a nation, but of its residents' hopes and fears, their struggles and pleasures and their views of where they lived and the wider world.
Martin Johnes is Professor of History at Swansea University.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. 'The waging of war', 1939 45 2. 'The spirit of reconstruction'1945 51 3. 'The hard times are finished': The coming of affluence, 1951 64 4. 'Promiscuous living': Youth culture and the permissive society, 1951 70 5. 'A new society': Class and urban communities, 1951 70 6. 'Life among the hills': The Welsh Way of Life, 1951 70 7. 'A cottonwool fuzz at the back of the mind': Language and nationhoods, 1951 70 8. 'Nationalists of many varieties', 1951 70 9. 'Black times': The Passing of Labour, 1966 85 10. 'Under an acid rain': Debating the nations, 1970 85 11. 'Adapt to the future': The Tory remaking of Wales, 1979 97 12. 'Who's happy?': Social change since 1970 13. 'They don't belong here': The countryside since 1970 14. 'A nation once again', 1997 2009 Conclusion Index
Introduction 1. 'The waging of war', 1939 45 2. 'The spirit of reconstruction'1945 51 3. 'The hard times are finished': The coming of affluence, 1951 64 4. 'Promiscuous living': Youth culture and the permissive society, 1951 70 5. 'A new society': Class and urban communities, 1951 70 6. 'Life among the hills': The Welsh Way of Life, 1951 70 7. 'A cottonwool fuzz at the back of the mind': Language and nationhoods, 1951 70 8. 'Nationalists of many varieties', 1951 70 9. 'Black times': The Passing of Labour, 1966 85 10. 'Under an acid rain': Debating the nations, 1970 85 11. 'Adapt to the future': The Tory remaking of Wales, 1979 97 12. 'Who's happy?': Social change since 1970 13. 'They don't belong here': The countryside since 1970 14. 'A nation once again', 1997 2009 Conclusion Index
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