| Atlantic Celts: Ancient People of Modern Invention Contributor(s): James, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299166740 ISBN-13: 9780299166748 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $16.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: The Celtic peoples of the British Isles hold a fundamental place in our national consciousness. In this book Simon James surveys ancient and modern ideas of the Celts and challenges them in the light of revolutionary new thinking on the Iron Age peoples of Britain. Examining how ethnic and national identities are constructed, he presents an alternative history of the British Isles, proposing that the idea of insular Celtic identity is really a product of the rise of nationalism in the eighteenth century. He considers whether the 'Celticness' of the British Isles is a romantic fantasy, even a politically dangerous falsification of history which has implications in the current debate on devolution and self-government for the Celtic regions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 936.100 |
| LCCN: 99038125 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.38" W x 8.54" (0.48 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Celtic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Celtic peoples hold a fundamental place in the British national conscious-ness. In this book Simon James surveys ancient and modern ideas of the Celts and challenges them in the light of revolutionary new thinking on the Iron Age peoples of Britain. Examining how ethnic and national identities are constructed, he presents an alternative history of the British Isles, proposing that the idea of insular Celtic identity is really a product of the rise of nationalism in the eighteenth century. He considers whether the "Celticness" of the British Isles is a romantic, even politically dangerous, falsification of history, with implications for the debate on self-government for the Celtic regions of the United Kingdom. |