Cardiganshire County History
Cardiganshire in Modern Times v. 3
Will be published approx. on 24. November 1998
Book
Hardback
600 pages
978-0-7083-1489-0 (ISBN)
Description
The third volume in the CARDIGANSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY series which has been prepared by the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society. It traces the main developments in the social history of the county from the eighteenth century to the present day, including agriculture, lead mining, shipping, tourism, the Welsh language, music and popular culture.
Reviews / Votes
'...a handsomely produced volume...valuable and digestible information on practically every facet of the country's history...an expert picture of old Cardiganshire.' English Historical Review.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 219 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
2522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7083-1489-0 (9780708314890)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Ieuan Gwynedd Jones is a Welsh historian. Professor Geraint H. Jenkins is Professor Emeritus and Honorary Senior Fellow of CAWCS.
Content
1. The Population of Cardiganshire, J.W. Aitchison and Harold Carter; 2. Agriculture and Land Occupation in Cardiganshire, R.J. Moore-Colyer; 3. The Landed Gentry of Cardiganshire, R.J. Moore-Colyer; 4. The Structure of Rural Society in North Cardiganshire, 1800-1850, Anne Kelly Knowles; 5. Land and Community at the turn of the Nineteenth Century, David Jenkins; 6. Cardiganshire Agriculture in the Twentieth Century : An Economic Perspective, D.I. Bateman; 7. Rural Industries in Cardiganshire, J. Geraint Jenkins; 8. Lead Mining in Cardiganshire, W.J. Lewis; 9. Shipping and Shipbuilding, David Jenkins; 10. Commercial Relations, Moelwyn I. Williams; 11. The Towns of Cardiganshire, 1800-1995, Roy Lewis and Sandra Wheatley; 12. The Architecture of the County I. The Domestic Architecture, Peter Smith; 13. The Secular Urban Architecture in Context, Peter White; 14. Tourism in Cardiganshire, 1784-1974, R.F. Walker; 15. Poor Law Administration in Cardiganshire, 1750-1948, Alun Eurig Davies; 16. Parliamentary Representation : From the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1688-1789, P.D.G. Thomas; 17. Parliamentary Representation : From the French Revolution to the Passage of the Reform Bill, 1790-1832, Margaret M. Escott; 18. Parliamentary Representation : From the First to the Third Reform Acts, 1832-1885, Roland G. Thorne; 19. Cardiganshire Politics, 1885-1974, J. Graham Jones; 20. The Cardiganshire County Council, 1889-1974, J. Graham Jones; 21. The Established Church and Dissent in Eighteenth-Century Cardiganshire, Geraint H. Jenkins; 22. Religion in Cardiganshire, 1811-1914, Ieuan Gwynedd Jones; 23. Appendix: Nonconformist Chapels and Sunday Schools; Education in Cardiganshire, 1700-1974, W. Gareth Evans; 24. The Welsh Language in Cardiganshire, 1891-1991, J.W. Aitchison and Harold Carter;; 25. The Cardiganshire Book-Trade to 1900, Eiluned Rees; Music and Popular Culture, Rhidian Griffiths; 26. Cultural Institutions in Cardiganshire, Gwyn Jenkins; 27. Epilogue, J. Kendal Harris.