Reference Wales
Published on 9. December 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
367 pages
978-0-7083-1234-6 (ISBN)
Description
The information provided in this book aims to fill a gap in the reference literature on Wales and contains all the facts that the reader would want to know about the country. The contents are arranged under 17 subject headings in lists and tables so that information can be easily located.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7083-1234-6 (9780708312346)
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Person
John May was born in Llwynypia, Rhondda. After graduating in History at University College, Cardiff, and gaining a teaching qualification at the University of London, he spent twenty-five years as a lecturer in further education before becoming a full-time writer. He is author of some sixteen school and college textbooks and has scripted a large number of schools broadcasts for BBC radio. Between 1987 and 1990 he was editor of the Welsh news digest Wales Monthly Monitor. He is also author of A Chronicle of Welsh Events (1994).
Content
Physical characteristics and features of Wales; the population of Wales; government and politics; law courts, the police, penal institutions; Welsh language; National and Urdd eisteddfodau; religion in Wales; education in Wales; health services in Wales; the media in Wales; transport in Wales, the Welsh economy; the armed forces and Wales; the arts in Wales; Welsh disasters, battles, disturbances and executions; Wales and the Welsh in Europe and the world; Wales and the Welsh in Britain, Wales and the Welsh.