University of Wales Press
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Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
Expert analysis of the history of St Davids Cathedral. This special issue of the Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture features a series of studies by experts on architecture and church history concerning St…825 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
Until recently, the figure of the medieval anchorite and the underlying ideological concepts that framed her day-to-day existence have escaped detailed examination, despite the anchoriteÂ’s importance to the study of medieval culture. This collection brings…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
What’s it like to run away with the circus?Cardiff, Wales, 1983. A bunch of university dropouts and unemployed hippies find themselves united by two things: a talent for juggling and a desire to live a…627 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
A literary study of a productive unionist and nationalist tension in contemporary British culture. Â As Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales gain self-governance from England, writers in these nations face new pressures to create distinctly…825 Kč KoupitBiography, Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
Explores why Dafydd Elis-Thomas, the leader of Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalist party, didnÂ’t believe in nationalism and how this changed Welsh politics. Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas of Nant Conwy is one of the most outstanding…825 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
The magical world of Welsh mythology deserves to be better known outside its homeland, with its cast of heroes and tricksters, animals that can talk and change shape, and magicians and witches who can bring…363 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
In 2020 and 2021, at the height of the Covid pandemic, Gwrych Castle was familiar to the British public as the setting of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Lesser known is that,…627 Kč KoupitBiography, Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
An intimate study of the testimonies of witness to the Palestinian conflict told through the work of four Celtic artists who have experienced the conflict firsthand.Fieldnotes from Celtic Palestine embodies a new type of sociological…660 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
A study of historic Welsh libraries and their entanglement with the movement for free public libraries and the philanthropic vision of Andrew Carnegie. What can a library tell us about history? In the Edwardian Age,…396 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
This innovative collection offers a reappraisal of gender as a category of analysis in modern Welsh history. Beginning with sex work in the eighteenth century and concluding with women’s late twentieth-century anti-nuclear activism, the contributors…825 Kč KoupitBiography, Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
The life and career of forgotten Welsh veterinary surgeon, medic and adventurer? Griffith Evans, who discovered that blood parasites cause disease and met Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. In 1880, Welsh army veterinary surgeon Griffith Evans…561 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction, Science
Afon Hafren, the river Severn, is a mighty Welsh river. She has shaped many histories and is part of many stories. In Celtic traditions, water is a source of wisdom. In a time of ecological…561 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
A wide-ranging account of the fox in medieval culture. Â By turns enchanting and erudite, Introducing the Medieval Fox traces the cultural history of the sly vixen back to its source in early modern Europe.…429 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Literature and Linguistics, Nonfiction
A wide-ranging account of the place of the swan in medieval culture. Swans possess a striking beauty, and they are imbued with a sense of regal mystery that makes them some of the most fascinating…396 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, History, Knihy, Nonfiction
The reign of James II was a dramatic failure in Wales. He became King when Welsh loyalty to the crown and church was strong. But his attacks on the church and his own adherents in…825 Kč Koupit
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