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Byron Rogers
Required reading for the English, and more importantly for the
Welsh.
Welsh.
London Welsh
A trenchant and extremely witty account.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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The underlying sense of distrust that most Welsh people have for the English is usually just a feeling. A deep-rooted something in the national psyche that's difficult to pinpoint even though it's been there since childhood.
This book (written by an Englishman) gives a forehead slap of clarification as to why that feeling is justified. For many English people it should make uncomfortable reading, unfortunately though for many more, it will not.
This book (written by an Englishman) gives a forehead slap of clarification as to why that feeling is justified. For many English people it should make uncomfortable reading, unfortunately though for many more, it will not.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is an intersting book,about English attitudes towards Wales that have shaped the perception of the country within the wider Britain and also, heartbreakingly, among the Welsh themselves. I can see examples of it in the small corner of the Eastern Valleys where I live. There is, I feel, implicit criticism about why the Welsh have not taken a strong stand against the explotation of their country and against the racism and derogism shown to them by the English neigbours, but overwhelmingly this is a book that is written from a Welsh perspective about a Welsh perspective, and narrates an imperialist agenda dating back 1000 years and still prevalent from the English. Ironically, of course, had this book been written by a Welsh person, it's credibility would I feel have been weakened - being subjected to the smae sort of Cymru phobic criticism Mr Parker so effectively decsribes! A worthwhile read for the peoples of both nations.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This book really is an eye opener for all Welsh people out there and for English people too. It gives an accurate description of the many attitudes the English have had towards the Welsh for centuries. Attitudes towards our language, culture & moral habits. No true Welshman/woman can go without reading this book. A must read for everyone. If you are English and are visiting Wales you might want to read this too!
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English attitudes to the Welsh. Amazon Verified Purchase
A well observed and thought provoking consideration of the past and on-going effects of English colonialism upon the cultural, social and economic lives of their nearest subjects. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Arthur S Callender
Neighbours fromHell
An objective appraisal of the residual English colonial attitudes. Sadly not confined to the so called upper classes when many British travel abroad. Read more
Published on 8 July 2009 by K. L. Hitchings
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