{"product_id":"9780571295654-brittle-with-relics","title":"Brittle with Relics","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Wales, 1962–97 ('Oral history at its revelatory best' DAVID KYNASTON)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittle with Relics \u003c\/i\u003eis a landmark history of the people ofWales during a period of great national change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittle with Relics\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Richly humane, viscerally political, generously multi-voiced, \u003ci\u003eBrittle with Relics\u003c\/i\u003e is oral history at its revelatory best.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID KYN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eASTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Inspired.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittle with Relics\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital history of Wales undergoing some of the country's most seismic and traumatic events: the disasters of Aberfan and Tryweryn; the rise of the Welsh language movement; the Miners' Strike and its aftermath; and the narrow vote in favour of partial devolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon the voices of its inhabitants - includin Neil Kinnock, Rowan Williams, Leanne Wood, Gruff Rhys, Michael Sheen, Nicky Wire, Sian James, language activists, members of former mining communities and many more - this is a vivid portrait of a nation determined to survive, while maintaining the hope that Wales will one day thrive on its own terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Passionate.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHISTORY TODAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Compels attention.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A testament to the brutal circumstances that bonded the communities of Wales into a new polity for the 21st century.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRUFF RHYS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is a guide to remembering who we can be when we work together.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGWENNO SAUNDERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'An essential telling of Welshness that contains a powerful reflection of Englishness, too.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMMA WARREN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40712649048161,"sku":"9780571295654","price":11.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36328110_3e738dee-1fb8-4c37-958f-105c45219e4c.jpg?v=1759409093","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571295654-brittle-with-relics","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}