Huw T. Edwards

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Ward, Paul 저자(글)

University of Wales Press · 2011년 05월 15일

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Paul Ward is Professor of Modern British History at the University of Huddersfield. He has written widely on national identities in the UK, including Britishness since 1870(2004).
Dr Paul Ward is Senior Lecturer in Modern British History, Huddersfield University. He has previously published with Boydell, Palgrave and Routledge.
Huw T. Edwards was a prominent Welsh- (and English-) speaking public figure in twentieth-century Welsh society. In the 1950s he was known as 'the unofficial Prime Minister of Wales' because of his chairmanship of the Council of Wales. In 1958 Edwards resigned from the Council of Wales because the Conservative government refused to create the post of Secretary of State for Wales. In 1959 he also resigned from the Labour Party, after 50 years membership. Again, his reasons reflected a growing sense of Welsh nationalism. He had become increasingly interested in Welsh cultural and political issues and had encouraged his union to support of Coleg Harlech And The National Eisteddfod. On leaving Labour, Edwards joined Plaid Cymru. Edwards's political life, therefore, seems to reinforce the notion of fragmentation of United Kingdom identities and their replacement by distinct and politically ambitious national identities in Wales. This book suggests that close examination of Edwards political life reveals a more complex situation. Edwards's resignation from Labour was about his political desires for Wales but equally entailed a rejection of the rightward shift in British Labour politics being led by Hugh Gaitskell. Edwards's protest can therefore be viewed from the perspective of the British left as well as Welsh nationalism. Hence in 1965 Edwards rejoined Labour, because the accession of Harold Wilson To The Labour leadership and government resulted in a radicalisation of the party alongside recognition of Welsh nationhood with the establishment of a Welsh Secretary of State and a Welsh Office.
This book is the first biography of Huw T. Edwards (1929?970), a key figure in the Welsh labour movement, who was known in the 1950s as the 'unofficial Prime Minister of Wales'. He was of working-class origin, a Welsh speaker and trade unionist involved in a wide range of activities associated with Welsh culture.
This book is the first English biography of Huw T. Edwards (1929-1970), a key figure in the Welsh labour movement, who was known in the 1950s as the 'unofficial Prime Minister of Wales'. He was of working-class origin, a Welsh speaker and trade unionist involved in a wide range of activities associated with Welsh culture.
This book is the first full-length biography of Huw T. Edwards (192970), a key figure in the Welsh labor movement who was known in the 1950s as the "unofficial Prime Minister of Wales." Paul Ward explores Edwards's working-class origins, his growing involvement with trade unions and other political activities, and his eventual place in the high reaches of the Welsh establishment, which included a role as Welsh representative to the BBC, a seat on the Welsh Tourist Board, and the presidency of the Welsh Language Society.
This book is the first biography of Huw T. Edwards (1929 1970), a key figure in the Welsh labour movement, who was known in the 1950s as the 'unofficial Prime Minister of Wales'. He was of working-class origin, a Welsh speaker and trade unionist involved in a wide range of activities associated with Welsh culture. He represented Wales to the BBC, chaired the Welsh Tourist Board, and was president of the Welsh Language Society.
This book is the first biography of Huw T. Edwards (1929 1970), a key figure in the Welsh labour movement, who was known in the 1950s as the 'unofficial Prime Minister of Wales'. He was of working-class origin, a Welsh speaker and trade unionist involved in a wide range of activities associated with Welsh culture. He represented Wales To The BBC, chaired the Welsh Tourist Board, and was president of the Welsh Language Society.

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저자(글) Ward, Paul

Paul Ward is professor of modern British history at the University of Huddersfield.

목차

• Acknowledgements	p. viii
  Introduction	p. 1
  Born in the Mountains	p. 9
  Western Front and Home Front	p. 24
  Union and Unemployment	p. 40
  The People's War	p. 63
  Attlee's Wales	p. 79
  The Unofficial Prime Minister	p. 93
  Two Resignations	p. 114
  Return and Retrospect	p. 132
  Conclusion: 'Sosialwr Cymreig a Chymraeg' (A Welsh and Welsh-Speaking Socialist)	p. 154
  Notes	p. 159
  Select Bibliography	p. 178
  Index	p. 181
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기본정보

ISBN	9780708323281 ( 0708323286 )
발행(출시)일자	2011년 05월 15일
쪽수	185쪽
크기	137 * 213 * 13 mm / 227 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어