University of Wales Press 2008 Hardcover Very good May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

ISBN10: 070831953X, ISBN13: 9780708319536, [publisher: University of Wales Press, Cardiff] Hardcover First Edition A reference work about Wales, it contains entries on various kinds of people and places which have made it so culturally, historically and geographically rich. It also covers topics ranging from: Snowdonia to the pampas of Patagonia, folk heroes to Welsh Olympians, and the men and women of Wales who have excelled in art, culture and politics. A fine copy in a like dust jacket. Free of any inscriptions. A thorough and extensive book that took many years to complete.1059p. : 300ill. ; 27.6 cm. { Subject: Welsh history culture people places events Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Welsh. } About the Editorial team: As well as being one of the most significant poets in his field, Nigel Jenkins has won acclaim in other genres, most notably for his history of the Welsh in India, Gwalia in Khasia, which won the Arts Council of Wales Book of the Year award. Menna Baines, who is well-known as a former editor of Barn, will take prime responsibility for the Welsh language volume, and assisting and guiding the editors is John Davies who acts as editorial consultant.
[Cadole, FLINT, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]
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