Gwyn Thomas was born, the last of twelve children, into aRhondda mining family in 1913. After a childhood markedby the strikes of the 1920s, he went off to study Spanish atOxford University and in Madrid, where he met the poetFederico Garcia Lorca and witnessed the turmoil whichwould lead to the Spanish Civil War.
This book tells the compelling and revealing story of the women's movement in modern Wales. Drawing on an array of compelling sources, this is a vivid portrait of those women who, in the struggle for equality, became political activists and inspirational community leaders.
Left wing, working class radical Elaine Morgan was a trailblazing woman writer, especially in tv writing where her credits included 'Lloyd George'. She also wrote about feminism and anthropology, with 'The Descent of Woman' and 'The Aquatic Ape'. This new biography celebrates her achievements and looks at the person behind the writing on her centenary.
A Little Gay History of Wales examines the lives, cultures and politics of ordinary LGBT men and women from the medieval period to the present day. The book employs pioneering archival research to identify the people, the places and the languages used to describe an experience so often hidden from view.
In this bold, controversial book, Daryl Leeworthy takes a fresh andprovocative look at the struggle through radical political action forsocial democracy in Wales. The reasons for Labour's triumph, heargues, lay in radical pragmatism and an ability to harness loftyideals with meaningful practicality.