Life in a Welsh Countryside
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Life in a Welsh Countryside
By (Author) Alwyn D Rees
Introduction by Harold Carter
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
2nd January 1997
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Cultural studies
307.720942951
Physical Properties
Paperback
200
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
This text describes and analyzes the culture of rural Wales through an investigation of the lives of the inhabitants of a parish in the Welsh countryside. An account of the economic life of the people and of the farms and cottages they lived in provides a background for a study of family life, the social significance of blood-ties, the activities of youth, the social intercourse between scattered farms and the interplay between rural neighbourhoods and hamlets. The latter part of the book deals with the role of religion, the social implications of denominationalism, leisure-time activities, the attitude of tenant to landlord, the connection between religion and politics, and the factors affecting social status and prestige.
Author Bio
Harold Carter is Emeritus Professor of Human Geography, University of Wales. Alwyn David Rees (1911-1974) was a Welsh scholar and editor who wrote several books and edited Barn magazine.
