Bretons and Britons

Name: Bretons and Britons
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780198851622
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The Fight for Identity

Autor: Cunliffe, Barry (Emeritus Professor of European Archaeology, Emeritus Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford)

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Oprawa: Twarda

Wydawca: Oxford University Press

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What is it about Brittany that makes it such a favourite destination for the British? To answer thi...

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Autor

Cunliffe, Barry (Emeritus Professor of European Archaeology, Emeritus Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford)

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Twarda

Data wydania

2021

strony

488

EAN

9780198851622

ISBN

0198851626

Enbook ID

33186296

Wydawca

Oxford University Press

Waga

1126

Wymiary

255 x 197 x 28

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What is it about Brittany that makes it such a favourite destination for the British? To answer this question, Bretons and Britons explores the long history of the Bretons, from the time of the first farmers around 5400 BC to the present, and the very close relationship they have had with their British neighbours throughout this time. More than simply a history of a people, Bretons and Britons is also the author's homage to a country and a people he has come to admire over decades of engagement. Underlying the story throughout is the tale of the Bretons' fierce struggle to maintain their distinctive identity. As a peninsula people living on a westerly excrescence of Europe they were surrounded on three sides by the sea, which gave them some protection from outside interference, but their landward boarder was constantly threatened - not only by succeeding waves of Romans, Franks, and Vikings, but also by the growing power of the French state. It was the sea that gave the Bretons strength and helped them in their struggle for independence. They shared in the culture of Atlantic-facing Europe, and from the eighteenth century, when a fascination for the Celts was beginning to sweep Europe, they were able to present themselves as the direct successors of the ancient Celts along with the Cornish, Welsh, Scots, and Irish. This gave them a new strength and a new pride. It is this spirit that is still very much alive today.

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