Bretons and Britons
The Fight for Identity
(Sprache: Englisch)
A long history of the Bretons, from prehistoric times to the present, and the very close relationship they have had with their British neighbours. It is a story of a fiercely independent people and their struggle to maintain their distinctive identity.
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A long history of the Bretons, from prehistoric times to the present, and the very close relationship they have had with their British neighbours. It is a story of a fiercely independent people and their struggle to maintain their distinctive identity.
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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 border 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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Bretons and Britons “
- 1: The Land and the Sea
- 2: In the Beginning
- 3: The Metal-Rich West
- 4: Defining Identities
- 5: The Expanding World
- 6: People On the Move
- 7: Constructing Identities
- 8: Repression Rebellion and Revival
- 9: La Vie Sauvage
- 10: An End and a Beginning
Autoren-Porträt von Barry Cunliffe
Barry Cunliffe taught archaeology in the Universities of Bristol and Southampton and was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2008, thereafter becoming Emeritus Professor. He has excavated widely in Britain (Fishbourne, Bath, Danebury, Hengistbury Head, Brading) and in the Channel Islands, Brittany, and Spain, and has been President of the Council for British Archaeology and of the Society of Antiquaries, a Governor of the Museum of London, and a Trustee of the British Museum. He was a Commissioner of English Heritage from 2005 to 2013. His many publications include The Ancient Celts (1997, second edition 2018), Facing the Ocean (2001), The Druids: A Very Short Introduction (2010), Britain Begins (2012), By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean (2015), and The Scythians (2019) all also published by Oxford University Press. He received a knighthood in 2006.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Barry Cunliffe
- 2021, 488 Seiten, Maße: 20 x 25,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0198851626
- ISBN-13: 9780198851622
- Erscheinungsdatum: 08.04.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Bretons and Britons is a well-made, visually rich book about Breton identity over the longue durée, as well as Brittany's relationship with the British Isles. Myrzinn Boucher-Durand, North American Journal of Celtic Studies
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