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Book SynopsisThe first of two volumes on the social history of Wales in the period 1870–1948, People, Places and Passions concentrates on the social events and changes which created and forged Wales into the mid-twentieth century. This volume considers a range of social changes little considered elsewhere by studies in Welsh history, accounting for the role played by the people of Wales in times of war and the age of the British Empire, and in technological change and innovation, as they travelled the developing capitalist and consumerist world in search of fame and fortune.
Table of ContentsContents Prologue: Sources for a ‘sullen art’ Introduction: Private Lives: the individual and society 1 The structures of everyday life: endurance and endeavour 2 ‘Lead us into temptation’: consumerism, creativity and change 3 ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’: Ambition, Aspirations and Education. 4 ‘Ffair Wagedd’ - Vanity Fair: people, class and hierarchy 5 Hiraeth and Heartbreak - Wales and the World: curiosity, boldness and zest 6 ‘The Blood never dried’ - the Welsh in Empire: envy, greed and zeal 7 Ha! Ha! among the trumpets - a century of warfare : cowardice, courage and hatred 8 ‘Once more into the breach’: Wales and the Welsh go to war, again’: fear, terror and tragedy L’Heure Bleue (The Blue Hour): a brief conclusion Notes
