In the words of the philosopher Cornel West, Raymond Williams was
‘the last of the great European male revolutionary socialist
intellectuals’. A figure of international importance in the fields
of cultural criticism and social theory, Williams was also preoccupied
throughout his life with the meaning and significance of his Welsh
identity. _Who Speaks for Wales?_ (2003) was the first collection of
Raymond Williams’s writings on Welsh culture, literature, history
and politics. It appeared in the early years of Welsh political
devolution and offered a historical and theoretical basis for thinking
across the divisions of nationalism and socialism in Welsh thought.
This new edition, marking the centenary of Williams’s birth, appears
at a very different moment. After the Brexit referendum of 2016, it
remains to be seen whether the writings collected in this volume
document a vision of a ‘Europe of the peoples and nations’ that
was never to be realised, or whether they become foundational texts in
the rejuvenation and future fulfilment of that ‘Welsh-European’
vision. Raymond Williams noted that Welsh history testifies to a
‘quite extraordinary process of self-generation and regeneration,
from what seemed impossible conditions.’ This Centenary edition was
compiled with these words in mind.
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Who Speaks for Wales? Nation, Culture, Identity
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781786837080
Publisert
2022
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Wales Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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