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Raising the red flag in Wales
ROBERT GRIFFITHS reviews two recent books on the history of communism in Wales
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Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
The Communist Party of Great Britain and the National Question in Wales 1920-1991
Douglas Jones
(University of Wales Press, £19.99)
Ar Drywydd Niclas y Glais: Comiwnydd Rhonc a Christion Gloyw
Hefin Wyn
(Y Lolfa, £14.99)
COMMUNISTS, socialists and others with an interest in modern Welsh and political history owe a debt of gratitude to Douglas Jones.
He has researched and analysed a wide range of information with scholarly rigour and — here’s the part which eludes far too many historians today — written it all up in straightforward English.
From the outset, the Communist Party in Wales had firm, organic roots not only in the working-class movement but also in Welsh-language culture.
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