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About the Book

From the Act of Union to Anne Robinson, the author of The Rough Guide to Wales takes a humorous look at the strange relationship between the Welsh and the English. Reprint; first published in 2007.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; 1 Thieves and Trolls: The Welsh Character;2 Craking and Babbling: The Welsh Language; 3 The Rubbish of Creation: The Welsh Landscape; 4 The Celtic Fringe: Wales at the Margins; 5 The Good Life: The English Invasion; 6 Crystal Balls: Where Next?; 7 In the Beginning: A Brief Early History; 8 The Long and Winding Road: My Journey to Wales

About the Author :
Mike Parker is a prolific author and broadcaster. A former stand-up comedian, he has written numerous travel books, as well as writing and presenting the ITV series Coast to Coast and Great Welsh Roads. He has learned Welsh and lives near Machynlleth in mid Wales. Hailing from Worcestershire and having not quite gone native, he describes this book as "not a lengthy apology for being English."

Review :
Mike Parkers name will be familiar to lovers of his TV series Coast to Coast and Great Welsh Roads, and to anyone who has read the Rough Guide to Wales. Here again he expresses his deep love of his adopted country -- a love that goes beyond surface infatuation and, coming from a place of genuine respect, seeks to understand. Parker wants English people moving to Wales, or who have been here a long time, to realise that to live here successfully is to commit ones self to this fierce and fantastic little country. And to remember that it is a different country. In a sense, this is a guidebook and critique for the English in Wales and I would recommend it both as an introduction to English people considering moving to Wales for the first time and as a reminder to longstanding incomers. Wales is a different country and deserves to be respected as such. Reflecting upon his experience as both a journalist and a comic, Parkers writing is accessible, witty and intelligent and he makes use of a broad range of quotations, photographs and cartoons to illustrate the text. He draws on an extensive knowledge of Welsh history, culture and politics as well as his own observations of modern-day life to analyse the ever-difficult relationship between the English and the Welsh. It makes for some troubling reading and will encourage would-be or existing English incomers to examine their motivations and attitudes. The key words here are attitude and respect. As we already know and Parker amply demonstrates, the English have failed again and again to respect boundaries and behave with a respectful attitude, both in Wales and further afield. With the legacy of an aggressive colonial past, English incomers in Wales are walking a tightrope and need to learn how to be a part of their new community whilst recognising that they are necessarily apart from it. This book is both thought-provoking and inspirational. Suzy Ceulan Hughes It is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgment should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council. Gellir defnyddio'r adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiatd Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. -- Welsh Books Council


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780862436117
  • Publisher: Y Lolfa
  • Publisher Imprint: Y Lolfa
  • Height: 182 mm
  • No of Pages: 176
  • Width: 120 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0862436117
  • Publisher Date: 20 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: English Attitudes to the Welsh


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