Bøger om Wales

" Le sujet de ce livre n¿est pas la guerre, bien que la guerre le couvre de son ombre. Le sujet de ce livre est l¿engloutissement de l¿âme individuelle dans le gouffre de l¿âme multitudinaire. C¿est, à mon sens, un événement beaucoup plus gros de conséquences pour l¿avenir humain que la suprématie passagère d¿une nation. Je laisse délibérément au second plan les questions politiques. Il faut les réserver pour des études spéciales. Mais quelques causes qüon assigne aux origines de la guerre, quelles que soient la thèse et les raisons qui l¿étayent, aucune raison au monde n¿excuse l¿abdication de l¿esprit devant l¿opinion.Le développement universel des démocraties, mâtinées d¿une survivance fossile : la monstrueuse raison d¿État, a conduit les esprits d¿Europe à cet article de foi que l¿homme n¿a pas de plus haut idéal que de se faire le serviteur de la communauté. Et cette communauté, on la définit : État."

This collection presents a unique and diverse range of contributions on challenges faced by criminal justice in England and Wales in the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic.The book brings together leading experts to examine the impact of the pandemic on policing and criminal procedure, prisons, and the post-conviction stage of the system. The work further explores the lessons that may be learned and explores the relevance of these lessons for the wider criminal justice system. The reader will gain substantial insight into contemporary challenges in these areas, through original analysis and argument. The experience of England and Wales during the pandemic will also be of interest to the wider international community who will have encountered many of the issues raised in this collection.The book will be essential reading for researchers, academics, and policymakers involved in criminal justice.

This pocket-sized guide gives walkers ten easy, circular walks to amazing pubs along the South Wales section of the Wales Coast Path.

The Main Character (Welsh, Virgo, ENTP, emo, 32, M) abandons the decadent neo-colonialist lifestyle of an English-as-a-Foreign-Language Teacher to pursue the workshy millennial ideal of life as a digital nomad.A quick visit to Wales becomes months and months and etc. of escalating and easing lockdowns, marathon video chats, Valleys bike rides & ticket-free train travel, socially-distanced booze & weed sessions, and legally-questionable house and shed visits with his Dad & the Boys, mental disequilibrium fuelling an obsession with becoming a generation-defining best-selling author:the Welsh Irvine Welsh, the ginger Jack Kerouac, the broke Bret Easton Ellis, the homebound Hunter S Thompson, penning Fear & Loathing in the Living Room:a Tao Lin-eclipsing autofictional Voice of His Generation.hiraeth [n.] [Welsh] an intense sense of longing for your homeland.HIRAETH. [alt] [ALL CAPS.] an existential moron's lockdown novel; Proust-like chronicling of life during a once-in-a-century viral outbreak - novel autofiction exploiting the millions dead from a novel virus to bring its author closer to enablement of his delusions than ever before.

Anthology of the highlights of the careers of the most important recording artists that Wales has ever produced, in many genres and in English and Welsh. Huw Stephens analyses the importance of favorites such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Dafydd Iwan, Max Boyce, Bonnie Tyler, Manic Street Preachers, Super Furry Animals, Adwaith and Mace the Great.

During the Second World War, 54 families were evicted to turn Epynt into a military firing range. The tragedy of the destruction of this Welsh-language community is little known today. This volume records some of the more important chapters in the history of the mountain and its people and, in particular, the events of 1939 and 1940.

A collection of in-depth interviews from one of Wales' best rugby journalists, looking back on the careers of 26 of Welsh rugby's finest players.

Comprehensive account of the part played by Wales in the Second World War, looking at the impact of the conflict on every area of the country and from the perspective of all involved: civilians, factory workers, children (both those evacuated to and those from Wales), national and regional politicians, soldiers, pacifists, writers, and more.

A volume celebrating the golden era of Welsh Rugby in the 1970s, full of entertaining snippets and photographs galore reflecting the success of the Welsh team during a decade which saw players such as Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Phil Bennett, Mervyn Davies, JPR and many more becoming international superstars. Fun retro Seventies annual design.

Available open access digitally under CC BY-NC-ND licence. 'Desistance' - understanding how people move away from offending - has become a significant policy focus in recent years, with desistance thinking transplanted from the adult to the youth justice system in England and Wales. This book is the first to critique this approach to justice-involved children, many of whom are yet to fully develop an identity (criminal or otherwise) from which to 'desist'. Featuring voices from academia, policy and practice, this book explores practical approaches to desistance with children in the 'Child First' context. It gives new insights into how children can be supported to move away from offending and proposes reforms to make a meaningful difference to children's lives.

The remains of the Roman frontiers in Wales are unique in the Roman Empire. More than 60 stone and timber fortresses, forts and fortlets, some of which seem to have been occupied for only a few years, while others remained in use for far longer, tell the story of the long and brutal war against the Celtic tribes.

All-in-one hiking route guide, maps and accommodations for the 135-mile Glyndwr's Way, in Wales. Includes 58 large-scale walking maps (1:20,000 or 3 1/8 inches to 1 mile); 10 town maps and 10 overview maps. Full details of all accommodations and campsites, restaurants and pubs; plus full public transport information. Includes day-walks.