From the very beginnings of Wales, its people have defined themselves against their large neighbour. Wales: England's Colony? shows, that relationship has not only defined what it has meant to be Welsh, it has also been central to making and defining Wales as a nation. Yet the relationship between the two nations has not always been a happy one and never one between equals. Wales was England's first colony and its conquest was by military force. It was later formally annexed, ending its se...

The period since 1939 saw more rapid and significant change than any other time in Welsh history. Wales developed a more assertive identity of its own and some of the apparatus of a nation state. Yet its economy floundered between boom and bust, its traditional communities were transformed and the Welsh language and other aspects of its distinctiveness were undermined by a globalizing world. Wales was also deeply divided by class, language, ethnicity, gender, religion and region. Its peopl...

The Welsh Not was a wooden token given to children caught speaking Welsh in nineteenth-century schools. It was often accompanied by corporal punishment, and is widely thought to have been responsible for the decline of the Welsh language. Despite having an iconic status in popular understandings of Wales’s history, there has never before been a study of where, when and why the Welsh Not was used. This book is an account of the different ways children were punished for speaking Welsh in nin...

The modern Christmas was made by the Victorians and rooted in their belief in commerce, family and religion. Their rituals and traditions persist to the present day but the festival has also been changed by growing affluence, shifting family structures, greater expectations of happiness and material comfort, technological developments and falling religious belief. Christmas became a battleground for arguments over consumerism, holiday entitlements, social obligations, communal behaviour an...

In "Pastoral Letter Promulgating the Jubilee," Martin John Spalding provides a poignant exploration of the spiritual and communal significance of the Jubilee year within the context of Catholic tradition. Written in an eloquent yet accessible style, Spalding's letter reflects the pastoral responsibility of bishops during the 19th century, emphasizing themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and renewal. It serves as both a theological treatise and a practical guide, addressing the laity and ...

Let spirituality enhance the effectiveness of your marriage and family therapy practice!The field of marriage and family therapy is starting to acknowledge that spiritual and religious issues are a valuable part of the lives of both clients and therapists. Spirituality and Family Therapy provides you with important information about this growing trend, including guidelines for therapists who are unsure how to integrate spiritual issues into their practice and detailed case studies ...

Although the book of Revelation has remained an enigma for many, there are ways to understand its hidden messages as well as God’s prophetic language revealed throughout the Bible. In an intriguing exploration of the book of Revelation and the Father’s strategic plan, Martin John Zazzara relies on stories and analogies to dissect the types, symbols, and allegorical language within the text and ultimately explain its spiritual truths. Additionally, Zazzara interprets the message that came t...

Every tall tale needs its first lie. This time, the old blokes are trying to fool tourists into believing the Tasmanian Tiger isn’t extinct after all.Which is just as well… because in this comedy, Windy Mountain’s new museum manager is going to need all the help he can get.This hulking Irishman arrives by taxi late at night — and gets a taste of what's to come when the town’s scrawny old cab driver takes a swing at him.Mistaken identity.Old ...

He’s not that kind of magician—unfortunately.It’s 1974, and Hobart is buzzing with the opening of Australia’s first legal casino. Lawyer William Clarin hopes to boost his crumbling legal career with a tilt at politics.But when American gangsters mistake him for someone who can make criminal charges disappear, William finds himself in serious trouble.To stay alive, he has to run—straight into bigger danger on the high seas.Outclassed and out ...

For fans of Hard Core Logo, The Commitments, The Shining, and The Fisherman comes a novel that twists genres and subverts expectations--Punk is Dead.ARE YOU SICK OF THIS WORLD?SUZY DESTROY IS.SHE'S READY TO TEAR IT DOWN!"A guitar-blow to the chin of patriarchy and totalitarianism."Suzy Destroy is the frontwoman of the underground punk band SUZY DESTROY AND THE CYNICS, a crew of rebels who ...

It's 2020. The former mayor thinks the world has gone soft with all this talk about a global pandemic – so he's furious when he's forced to go into lockdown.What's even worse is that he has to share a small weatherboard house with two less well-off octogenarians for three months.He isn't on speaking terms with either man and they're well below his social station. One used to be the town drunk, for goodness sake!James Northan has to submit to a futur...

When Billy Gumboots returns to the small town he’s done everything to avoid, the local funeral director goes out of his way to help him. But why? What's in it for him?Billy also encounters other bizarre characters – including a handyman who sprouts Latin, a red-headed Feng Shu expert who explains why Billy has his yin and yang all wrong, and an old man who looks like him but denies paternity.He soon finds himself tangled up in a mess he can’t easily escape. Can Dave, the un...