Locating Pays de Galles in the twenty-first century: dynamic model or forgotten world?

Jones, Kathryn

doi:10.1080/13645145.2014.908504

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Locating Pays de Galles in the twenty-first century: dynamic model or forgotten world?

Kathryn Jones

Studies in Travel Writing, Volume: 18 (2014), Issue: 2, Pages: 187 - 198

Swansea University Author: Kathryn Jones

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In spite of the increased profile of Welsh national identity in the post-devolutionary age, the roleof travellers and in particular travel writers in representing Wales beyond its borders remainslargely unstudied. This essay explores the contrasting constructions of Wales, Welshpolitical structures...

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Locating Pays de Galles in the twenty-first century: dynamic model or forgotten world?

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