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| Author | : Wolfgang Viereck |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027248621 |
This volume is a wide-ranging study in dialectology. General surveys appear along with in-depth studies of particular problems. Some papers describe the present situation in terms of dynamic synchrony, others deal with the past and making use of present-day dialectal data to help solve certain problems and, finally, those that draw on the past to explain the present. Traditional dialectological methodology is presented here, as is modern quantificational and computative dialectology. Moreover, regional English and Welsh English are investigated on the phonological, morphological and syntactical levels.
| Author | : Georgia Henley |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2024-05-08 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0192670271 |
Challenging the standard view that England emerged as a dominant power and Wales faded into obscurity after Edward I's conquest in 1282, this book considers how Welsh (and British) history became an enduringly potent instrument of political power in the late Middle Ages. Brought into the broader stream of political consciousness by major baronial families from the March (the borderlands between England and Wales), this inventive history generated a new brand of literature interested in succession, land rights, and the origins of imperial power, as imagined by Geoffrey of Monmouth. These marcher families leveraged their ancestral, political, and ideological ties to Wales in order to strengthen their political power, both regionally and nationally, through the patronage of historical and genealogical texts that reimagined the Welsh past on their terms. In doing so, they brought ideas of Welsh history to a wider audience than previously recognized and came to have a profound effect on late medieval thought about empire, monarchy, and succession.
| Author | : Alex Niven |
| Publisher | : Watkins Media Limited |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2019-12-10 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1912248638 |
A study of place, identity, music, politics and regionalism which calls for a radical restructuring of the British Isles. In the early twenty-first century, "Englishness" suddenly became a hot topic. A rash of art exhibitions, pop albums and coffee table books arrived on the scene, all desperate to recover England’s lost national soul. But when we sweep away the patriotic stereotypes, we begin to see that England is a country that does not — and perhaps should not — exist in any essential sense. In this provocative text combining polemic and memoir, Alex Niven argues that the map of the British Isles should be torn apart completely as we look towards a time of radical political reform. Rejecting outdated nationalisms, Niven argues for a renovated model of culture and governance for the islands — a fluid, dynamic version of regionalism preparing the way for a new "dream archipelago".
| Author | : Robert A. Dodgshon |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 614 |
| Release | : 2013-10-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1483288412 |
This text has been designed to cover all aspects and phases of the historical geography of England and Wales in a single volume. In its substantially revised and enlarged form, the treatment of standard themes has been completely re-written to take account of recent work and shifts in viewpoint while its overall coverage has been extended to embrace newer themes like symbolic landscapes and the geography of the inter-war period. Its comprehensiveness and freshness of approach ensure its continuing value and success as a text. - Breadth of coverage from prehistory to 1939 - Uses a range of data sources and approaches - Well illustrated with particular emphasis on key themes - Major revision of 1st edition with much wider range of topics
| Author | : Michael Marmot |
| Publisher | : Olschki |
| Total Pages | : 74 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9788822262516 |
| Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2012-01-10 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780215040268 |
Consumer advocacy plays an important part in the Welsh economy. Organisations including Consumer Focus Wales and Citizens Advice represent consumers' interests in their dealings with businesses, industry regulators and the UK and Welsh Governments. A significant aspect of their work is to ensure that consumers receive a fair deal in their daily lives. Advocacy is particularly important to those termed the most vulnerable in Welsh society. The Government announced its plans in October 2010 to abolish Consumer Focus Wales and to transfer some or all of its functions to Citizens Advice Cymru. The final decision will be taken once Ministers have considered the findings of the public consultation. But this delay has caused on going uncertainty and the Committee calls on the Government to publish without delay its detailed plans. MPs are not wholly persuaded by the Government's reasons for abolishing Consumer Focus Wales, but recognise that given the current financial situation there is a strong case for examining whether consumer interests are represented in the most efficient and cost-effective way. However, the Government should provide guarantees that the best features of Consumer Focus Wales are protected in any successor body, including: statutory independence from interference by ministers or its parent organization; a "Welsh focus" and the present level of funding. As consumer matters fall increasingly under the responsibility of the National Assembly for Wales, the committee calls for a review, on whether to devolve responsibility for consumer affairs to the National Assembly for Wales and that The Commission on Devolution in Wales should consider this matter when it reviews the powers of the National Assembly for Wales
| Author | : Conor McCormick |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2022-07-14 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1509944125 |
This book provides a detailed account of each law officer's functions and draws on that account as the basis for a conceptual analysis of their constitutional legitimacy. In recent years, the constitutional legitimacy of law officers has been questioned repeatedly because of recurring controversies surrounding the discharge of their varied functions. Indeed, it has become increasingly clear that those functions enable law officers to play a highly influential part in the regulation and exercise of public power throughout the United Kingdom. McCormick argues that the most persuasive framework for analysing the offices which make up this diverse regime involves concentrating on the constitutional values of independence, accountability and trust which underpin it. Both aspects of the book – namely the explanation of individual functions and the conceptual analysis of collective legitimacy – are written in a holistic way which encompasses critical analyses about the Attorney General and Solicitor General for England and Wales; the Counsel General for Wales; the Lord Advocate, Solicitor General and Advocate General for Scotland, as well as the Attorney General and Advocate General for Northern Ireland.
| Author | : Alison Park |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2010-12-10 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1446201783 |
′The Rolls Royce of opinion surveys.′ - The Times ′...an important barometer of opinion...′ - The Telegraph ′...invaluable surveys of the national mood...′ - Guardian ′...examines who we think we are, what we think, and how self-perceptions have changed over the past 25 years.′ - Financial Times The annual British Social Attitudes survey is carried out by Britain′s largest independent social research organisation, the National Centre for Social Research. It provides an indispensable guide to political and social issues in contemporary Britain, summarising and interpreting data from the most recent nationwide survey, as well as drawing invaluable comparisons with the findings of previous years to provide a richer picture and deeper understanding of changing British social values. The 27th Report focuses on the national mood after three terms of a Labour government. It includes analysis of the reaction to Labour′s policies in health and education and explores people′s perceptions of social mobility and inequality. It also examines the extent to which the banking crisis and MP′s expenses scandal have shaped public attitudes and values The British Social Attitudes survey report is essential reading for anyone seeking a guide to the topical issues and debates of today or engaged in contemporary social and political research.
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 692 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Catalogs, Union |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Douglas Jones |
| Publisher | : University of Wales Press |
| Total Pages | : 363 |
| Release | : 2017-10-15 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1786831333 |
While electorally weak, the Communist Party of Great Britain and its Welsh Committee was a constant feature of twentieth century Welsh politics, in particular through its influence in the trade union movement. Based on original archival research, the present volume offers the first in-depth study of the Communist Party’s attitude to devolution in Wales, to Welsh nationhood and Welsh identity, as well as examining the party’s relationship with the Labour Party, Plaid Cymru and the labour and nationalist movements in relation to these issues. Placing the party’s engagement of these issues within the context of the rapid changes in twentieth century Welsh society, debates on devolution and identity on the British left, the role of nationalism within the communist movement, and the interplay of international and domestic factors, the volume provides new insight into the development of ideas by the political left on devolution and identity in Wales during the twentieth century. It also offers a broad outline of the party’s policy in relation to Wales during the twentieth century, and an assessment of the role played by leading figures in the Welsh party in developing its policy on Wales and devolution.
