Secret Sins: Sex, Violence and Society in Carmarthenshire, 1870-1920 - Softcover

David Russell Davies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0708313671 ISBN 13: 9780708313671

Publisher: University of Wales Press, 2004

Synopsis

Highlighting the personal experiences of the individual, this book pro bes the private lives of people in order to fully appreciate the complex nature of society. It is a detailed analysis of sexuality and tension that seeks to overturn the cosy images of Wales and the Welsh. Russell Davies opens the book with a chapter on demography and then goes on to explore the twilight worlds of mental illness and suicide, crime and protest, sexuality and tension, religion, superstitions and popular culture.

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Review:

Painstakingly and thoroughly researched - Planet. Russell Davies' ambitious study is a major contribution to social and cultural history - Books in Wales It is a human and humane book-it succeeds admirably in its purpose in exposing cosy myths - The Western Mail

About the Author:

Russell Davies is a broadcaster and writer; he is the author of Secret Sins: Sex, Violence and Society in Carmarthenshire 1870-1920; Hope and Heartbreak: a Social History of Wales and the Welsh, 1776-1870, and People, Places and Passions: Pain and Pleasure, a Social History of Wales and the Welsh, 1870-1945.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0708313671
• ISBN 13: 9780708313671
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 334