Rebirth of a Nation: Wales, 1880-1980A wide-ranging and comprehensive analysis of modern Welsh history by the acclaimed historian Kenneth O. Morgan. Taking as its starting-point 1880, the book covers all aspects of the nation's history from political, social, economic and religious development to literary, intellectual, and sporting achievement. |
Contents
Chapter | 3 |
Economic Progress and Social Conflict | 59 |
Chapter | 90 |
Chapter | 123 |
Chapter | 159 |
Chapter | 180 |
Chapter | 200 |
Waless Locust Years | 210 |
Chapter | 258 |
The Labour Ascendancy | 272 |
Chapter | 307 |
Conclusion | 337 |
Nationalism and Devolution | 376 |
Chapter | 409 |
376 | 425 |
Map | 441 |
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