Who Speaks for Wales: Nation, Culture, Identity
(Paperback, 2nd New edition)
Publishing Details
Who Speaks for Wales: Nation, Culture, Identity
By (Author) Raymond Williams
Edited by Daniel G. Williams
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
10th June 2003
2nd New edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Sociology and anthropology
Nationalism
306.09429
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
408g
Description
Who Speaks for Wales is the first collection of Raymond Williams' writings on Welsh culture, literature, history and politics. It brings together material that has long been overlooked by commentators on his work, and emphasises both the centrality of his Welshness to his work as a whole, and the continuing relevance of his thought for post-devolution Wales. Daniel Williams's introduction offers an original reading of Raymond Williams's career from a Welsh perspective and underlines the ways in which his engagement with Welsh issues makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates on nation, race and class. Who Speaks for Wales will be essential reading for everyone interested in questions of identity, nationhood and ethnicity in Britain and beyond.
Reviews
'Skillfully assembled ... invaluable collection ... added bonus of this captivating collection is the elegant and incisive essay with which Daniel Williams introduces the volume. Here, in a sure-footed display of scholarship and engagement ... exceptionally stimulating ... admirable book ... '(Autumn 2003) ' Here are two important new books on culture. identity, diversity and social change in Wales, opening up new critical perspectives based on political, demographic, sociological and literary research.' Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Author Bio
Daniel Williams is Lecturer in English and Assistant Director of the Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales at the University of Wales, Swansea.
