{"product_id":"9780571295654","title":"Brittle with Relics : A History of Wales, 1962–97 ('Oral history at its revelatory best' DAVID KYNASTON)","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): King, Mr Richard \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 16\/02\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 544 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571295654,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Richly humane, viscerally political, generously multi-voiced, Brittle with Relics is oral history at its revelatory best.'DAVID KYNASTON'Fascinating.' OBSERVER'Powerful.' LITERARY REVIEW'Inspired.' GUARDIANBrittle with Relics 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Passionate.' HISTORY TODAY'Compels attention.' IRISH TIMES'Superb.' DAILY TELEGRAPH'A testament to the brutal circumstances that bonded the communities of Wales into a new polity for the 21st century.'GRUFF RHYS'This book is a guide to remembering who we can be when we work together.'GWENNO SAUNDERS'An essential telling of Welshness that contains a powerful reflection of Englishness, too.'EMMA WARREN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40880823402540,"sku":"9780571295654","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780571295654_a62e5eb0-12ef-4e9b-b0fa-599a2896157b.jpg?v=1759669351","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780571295654","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}