Finding Wales - Reflections of Returning Exiles - Softcover

Peter Daniels

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784614459 ISBN 13: 9781784614454

Publisher: Y Lolfa Cyf, 2017

Synopsis

By the author of the acclaimed In Search of Welshness, this book takes an in-depth look at the state of our nation, at Welsh national identity and at what exactly it is that leads to so many Welsh exiles feeling they need to rediscover their roots and eventually return home. It poses questions that Wales's politicians and leaders need to grapple with. 29 photographs.

What is it that drives so many Welsh exiles to return to their homeland later in life? Is it family responsibilities or economic necessity? Or is it love of the very land itself, nostalgia, longing for Welsh community life, its language and culture, its socialist values? Or is there something even more mysterious at work - the indefinable, intangible sentiment summed up by the Welsh word hiraeth? This new book by Peter Daniels sets out to answer those questions as the author explores the attitudes and motivations of a group of exiles who have returned to live in Wales to rediscover their roots.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Daniels grew up in Llanelli and studied Economics and International Politics at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. As a Welsh exile in England, he had a successful career in marketing, advertising and market research, but the strong ties he retained with his homeland through the London Welsh RFC and the London Welsh Association have led to a fascination with national identity, especially amongst those who have lived outside Wales.

Edition details

• Publisher: Y Lolfa Cyf
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784614459
• ISBN 13: 9781784614454
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192