Contemporary Wales
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Rugby – an introduction to contemporary Wales
    • 1.1 Difference
      • 1.1.1 Place
      • 1.1.2 Work
      • 1.1.3 Gender and ‘race’
      • 1.1.4 Class
    • 1.2 Audio activities
    • 1.3 Conclusion
  • 2 Place and belonging
    • 2.1 The regions of Wales
      • 2.1.1 One Wales or many?
      • 2.1.2 Regional differentiation in Wales
      • 2.1.3 Perceptions of regional differences in ‘Welsh character’
    • 2.2 Conclusion
  • 3 Work
    • 3.1 Economy and work in contemporary Wales
    • 3.2 Work, worklessness and poverty
    • 3.3 Conclusion
  • 4 Gender and ‘race’
    • 4.1 Thinking about ‘race’ and Wales
    • 4.2 Thinking about gender and Wales
    • 4.3 Conclusion
  • 5 Class
    • 5.1 Conceptions of class in Wales
      • 5.1.1 Class as organisation and conflict
      • 5.1.2 Classlessness
      • 5.1.3 White settlers
      • 5.1.4 The ‘Taffia’
    • 5.2 Conclusion
    • 5.3 Audio activities
  • 6 Nationalism and the Welsh language
    • 6.1 Language and identity
      • 6.1.1 Language and personal identity
      • 6.1.2 Language and national identity
      • 6.1.3 The Welsh language and political nationalism
    • 6.2 Welsh language and nationalism
      • 6.2.1 Welsh language activism
      • 6.2.2 The Welsh language and Welsh institutions
    • 6.3 Nationalism
      • 6.3.1 Varieties of nationalism
      • 6.3.2 The nature of Welsh nationalism
      • 6.3.3 Nationalism under devolution
    • 6.4 Conclusion
  • 7 Labour traditions
    • 7.1 Labour’s ‘Welsh’ values (Andrew Edwards)
      • 7.1.1 Labour values and Welsh values
      • 7.1.2 The Labour tradition in the 1980s and 1990s
    • 7.2 Labour and devolution
      • 7.2.1 The Labour tradition and devolution
      • 7.2.2 The Labour tradition in twenty-first century Wales
    • 7.3 Conclusion
  • 8 Political representation
    • 8.1 A history of political representation in Wales
      • 8.1.1 Political representation in pre-devolution Wales
      • 8.1.2 Contesting political representation in Wales
      • 8.1.3 New Labour and the Welsh devolution settlement
    • 8.2 Broadening engagement and participation in Welsh politics
      • 8.2.1 Defining civil society
      • 8.2.2 Inclusive politics through a vibrant civil society
      • 8.2.3 New opportunities for civil society participation post-2006?
    • 8.3 Conclusion
  • 9 Cultural representation
    • 9.1 Cinema and Wales
      • 9.1.1 Wales at the Oscars
      • 9.1.2 A Welsh film revival?
      • 9.1.3 A Way of Life and ‘new’ Welsh identities
    • 9.2 Television ‘fictions’ and Wales
      • 9.2.1 An S4C drama revival
      • 9.2.2 Dr Who and Torchwood– BBC Cymru Wales and network success
      • 9.2.3 Gavin and Stacey
    • 9.3 Conclusion
  • 10 Course conclusion
  • Keep on learning
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Acknowledgements

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