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The Place-Names of Wales

By: Hywel Wyn Owen

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The Place-Names of Wales was originally published in 1998 and reissued in 2005 in the Pocket Guide series. This current updated publication adds some thirty entries, which importantly take into consideration more recent research. The entry for each place-name provides details of historical forms and dates; analyses each name into its component linguistic elements; tracks the later linguistic development of the name and the influences upon it particularly within a bilingual society; compares the name with similar names elsewhere, and interprets that meaning within the history of Wales and in the local context having regard for the landscape and changing land-use. In addition to explaining the link between place-names and language, history and landscape, the introduction includes a section on the significance of place-name study, and a short section to allow non-Welsh speakers to understand some relevant sound-changes.

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University of Wales Press

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1783161663

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Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales

By: Hywel Wyn Owen,Richard Morgan

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Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales

By: Hywel Wyn Owen,Richard Morgan

An authoritative dictionary of the meanings and derivations of Welsh place-names. The first of its kind in Wales, this volume deals with most of the place-names of Wales as well as prominent features of the landscape. Also includes an invaluable glossary of the place-name elements. First published in November 2007.

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1800992394

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Place-Names of Flintshire

By: Hywel Wyn Owen,Ken Lloyd Gruffydd

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Place-Names of Flintshire

By: Hywel Wyn Owen,Ken Lloyd Gruffydd

This is the first thorough, authoritative study of the place-names of the entire pre-1974 Flintshire, scholarly in substance, readable in presentation, with its selection of names based on the OS Landranger 1:50,000 map. The entry for each of the 800 names presents a grid reference, documentary and oral evidence with dates, derivation and meaning, and a discussion of the significance of the name in terms of history, language, landscape and industrial associations. Additionally, comparisons are drawn with similar names in other parts of Wales and the UK, and the later linguistic development of names is charted in light of the particular influences of a bilingual society.

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University of Wales Press

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1786831120

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9781786831125

The Eisteddfod

By: Hywel Teifi Edwards

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The Eisteddfod

By: Hywel Teifi Edwards

The Eisteddfod, first published in 1990 as part of the University of Wales Press’s Writers of Wales series, presents the history of the National Eisteddfod to an English-speaking audience. Hywel Teifi Edwards (1934–2010), author, historian and broadcaster, was a leading authority on the history of the National Eisteddfod, which is Wales’s annual cultural event and one of Europe's largest and oldest festivals. This concise, engaging and witty volume gives an overview of that history from the first Eisteddfod in 1176 to the modern Eisteddfod of the 1980s. It outlines the various literary competitions which are held annually at the Eisteddfod, and highlights some of the most memorable and important winners of prizes such as the Chair and the Crown.

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University of Wales Press

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1783169141

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After Raymond Williams

Cultural Materialism and the Break-up of Britain

By: Hywel Dix

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After Raymond Williams

Cultural Materialism and the Break-up of Britain

By: Hywel Dix

This volume is not only a detailed look at some of the writing produced in Scotland and Wales in the years surrounding political devolution, it also include a look at the ways in which difference sub-cultural commuities use fiction to renegotiate their relationships with the British whole.

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University of Wales Press

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1783165758

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9781783165759

Postmodern Fiction and the Break-Up of Britain

By: Hywel Dix

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Postmodern Fiction and the Break-Up of Britain

By: Hywel Dix

A monograph analysing the symbolic role played by contemporary fiction in the break-up of political and cultural consensus in British public life.

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A&C Black

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1441164197

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9781441164193

Transatlantic Brethren

Rev. Samuel Jones (1735-1814) and His Friends : Baptists in Wales, Pennsylvania, and Beyond

By: Hywel M. Davies

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Transatlantic Brethren

Rev. Samuel Jones (1735-1814) and His Friends : Baptists in Wales, Pennsylvania, and Beyond

By: Hywel M. Davies

Transatlantic Brethren recreates the Atlantic community of Baptists in Britain and America by focusing on the correspondence and connections of the Rev. Samuel Jones of Pennepek, near Philadelphia. Themes such as shared news of gospel success, the development of Baptist associations, and a learned ministry made for meaningful, if not always harmonious, communication between Baptists on both sides of the Atlantic during the eighteenth century."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Lehigh University Press

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0934223327

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9780934223324

Stories of Solidarity

By: Hywel Francis

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Stories of Solidarity

By: Hywel Francis

A collection of writings and speeches by historian, political activist and former MP Hywel Francis. He celebrates the struggles of the working class of the South Wales Valleys and asks about the continuing relevance of the miners' strikes and the NHS. An essential and inspiring book for all interested in recent Welsh social and general history.

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Y Lolfa

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1784616680

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9781784616687

The Science and Technology of Particle Accelerators

By: Rob Appleby,Graeme Burt,James Clarke,Hywel Owen

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The Science and Technology of Particle Accelerators

By: Rob Appleby,Graeme Burt,James Clarke,Hywel Owen

The Science and Technology of Particle Accelerators provides an accessible introduction to the field, and is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and academics, as well as professionals in national laboratories and facilities, industry, and medicine who are designing or using particle accelerators. Providing integrated coverage of accelerator science and technology, this book presents the fundamental concepts alongside detailed engineering discussions and extensive practical guidance, including many numerical examples. For each topic, the authors provide a description of the physical principles, a guide to the practical application of those principles, and a discussion of how to design the components that allow the application to be realised. Features: Written by an interdisciplinary and highly respected team of physicists and engineers from the Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology in the UK Accessible style, with many numerical examples Contains an extensive set of problems, with fully worked solutions available Rob Appleby is an academic member of staff at the University of Manchester, and Chief Examiner in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Graeme Burt is an academic member of staff at the University of Lancaster, and previous Director of Education at the Cockcroft Institute. James Clarke is head of Science Division in the Accelerator Science and Technology Centre at STFC Daresbury Laboratory. Hywel Owen is an academic member of staff at the University of Manchester, and Director of Education at the Cockcroft Institute. All authors are researchers within the Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology and have extensive experience in the design and construction of particle accelerators, including particle colliders, synchrotron radiation sources, free electron lasers, and medical and industrial accelerator systems.

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CRC Press

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1351007947

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Raymond Williams: From Wales to the World

By: Stephen Woodhams,Elizabeth Allen,Derek Tatton,Hywel Dix

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Raymond Williams: From Wales to the World

By: Stephen Woodhams,Elizabeth Allen,Derek Tatton,Hywel Dix

Raymond Williams came from Wales, and was brought up in a working-class family. These facts of place and class are the start of a thread which runs throughout his life and work. In Raymond Williams: From Wales to the World his writing, whether theoretical, historical, critical or as fiction has been treated as a single whole, recognising that his ideas were interwoven as a literary and intellectual engagement with Wales and the world over several decades. This collection of essays, edited by Stephen Woodhams, serves to further engage and extend his ideas of class and society.

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Parthian Books

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1913640930

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9781913640934

Fleeing Franco

How Wales Gave Shelter to Refugee Children from the Basque Country During the Spanish Civil War

By: Hywel Davies

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Fleeing Franco

How Wales Gave Shelter to Refugee Children from the Basque Country During the Spanish Civil War

By: Hywel Davies

This book tells the story of the Basque children who came to Wales during the Spanish Civil War. In 1937, with civil war raging in Spain, 3,862 Basque children fled their country. They were packed on an old cruise liner that left Bilbao for Southampton. Throughout the summer children were dispersed to camps throughout Britain. Eight of those colonies were in Wales. The welcome they received here was a mixture of hostility and kindness. In Brechfa (Carmarthenshire) there was a notorious incident that confirmed the reluctance of many to accept exiles, while elsewhere in Wales, from Caerleon to Colwyn Bay there were many examples of great generosity.

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University of Wales Press

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0708323375

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9780708323373

Companion to the Old Testament

Introduction, Interpretation, Application

By: Hywel Clifford

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Companion to the Old Testament

Introduction, Interpretation, Application

By: Hywel Clifford

This book provides intelligent enrichment for encounters with the Old Testament, the first part of the Christian Bible. There are chapters on its five main sections: the Pentateuch, the Historical Books, Poetry and Wisdom, the Prophetic Books, and the Apocrypha/Deutero-Canon. Each of the core chapters covers three areas: an introduction to the general significance of each section in its ancient context; a survey of major ways these sacred texts have been interpreted in the global history of Christianity; and suggestions for how its texts apply to Christian ministry and mission today. These areas are often treated separately by scholars, but this book usefully offers an integrated overview of these areas that will inform and inspire, and serve the interests and needs of students and general readers alike.

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SCM Press

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0334053935

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9780334053934

Wait For The Whistle

By: Hywel Lewis

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Wait For The Whistle

By: Hywel Lewis

In the early months of 1914, rugby and mining were all Bryn and his friends had on their minds. The only war they had ever known was the annual fixture between Wales and England. But as Europe spirals through uncontrollable catastrophes, a different kind of war looms, threatening to change their lives forever... They’re formidable friends on the rugby field – the best of their generation – but Kitchener wants them for a very different kind of game. Nothing ever stops the boys on the rugby field and nothing is going to stop them from being the first to sign up for the war effort. Young and naïve, but full of excitement and courage, the group of friends set off on a great adventure. They have no thoughts of death or mutilation, cold or fatigue. Bryn and the Gwersyllt Front Row, Rhys, Huan and John, intend to fight the enemy and be home in time to watch Wales smash England at the Arms Park. Wait for the Whistle is a fast-paced novel that takes the reader through the euphoria of 1914, as seen through the lives of some colourful characters. This honest portrayal highlights the stark realities of war and celebrates the amazing fortitude, courage and selflessness of a generation. Wait for the Whistle will appeal to readers who enjoy military fiction and who have an interest in First World War.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1784622605

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9781784622602

Compatriots Or Competitors?

By: Hywel Dix

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Compatriots Or Competitors?

By: Hywel Dix

This is the first comparative study of the distinctive literatures and cultures that have developed in Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland since political devolution in the late 1990s, especially surrounding Brexit. The book argues that in conceptualising their cultures as 'national', each nation is caught up in a creative tension between emulating forms of cultural production found in the others to assert common aspirations, and downplaying those connections in order to forge a sense of cultural distinctiveness. The author explores the resulting dilemmas, with chapters analysing the growth of the creative industries; the relationship between UK City of Culture and its forerunner, the European Capital of Culture; national book prizes in Britain and Europe; British variations on Nordic Noir TV; and the Brexit novel. With regard to separate cultural precursors and responses in each nation, Brexit itself is debated as a factor that has widened their differences, placing the future of the UK in question.

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University of Wales Press

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1786839350

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9781786839350

Wills' Biochemical Basis of Medicine

By: J. Hywel Thomas,Brian Gillham

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Wills' Biochemical Basis of Medicine

By: J. Hywel Thomas,Brian Gillham

Wills' Biochemical Basis of Medicine, Second Edition provides a basic understanding of the structure and metabolic processes in the context in which they occur in the cell or in the tissues. This book provides groundwork of academic biochemistry and demonstrations of the application of biochemistry to medicine. Organized into five parts encompassing 43 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the biochemistry of the subcellular organelles. This text then examines the functions of the nucleus, mitochondria, and the endoplasmic reticulum. Other chapters consider the biochemistry of the hormones and the regulation of the metabolic fuels. This book discusses as well the biochemistry of environmental hazards and examines the treatment of viral carcinogenesis. The final chapter deals with the results of the application of recombinant DNA technology to the diagnosis of genetic disorder. This book is a valuable resource for biochemists, biologists, physicians, clinical researchers, and medical students.

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Elsevier

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1483183602

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9781483183602

The Late-Career Novelist

Career Construction Theory, Authors and Autofiction

By: Hywel Dix

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The Late-Career Novelist

Career Construction Theory, Authors and Autofiction

By: Hywel Dix

The first scholarly study of the phenomenon of the 'late-career novel', this book explores the ways in which bestselling contemporary novelists look back and respond to their earlier successes in their subsequent writings. Exploring the work of major novelists such as Angela Carter, V.S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, Julian Barnes, A.S. Byatt and Graham Swift, The Late-Career Novelist draws for the first time on social psychology and career construction theory to examine how the dynamics of a literary career play out in the fictional worlds of our best-known novelists. From here, Hywel Dix develops and argues for a new mode of reading contemporary writing on the contexts of current literary culture.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350030082

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9781350030084

Let Us Pray: A Symposium on Prayer by Leading Preacher and Theologians

By: R. C. Sproul,John MacArthur,John Piper,Joel Beeke,Steven J. Lawson,W. Robert Godfrey,Richard D. Phillips,Hywel Jones,Michael Haykin,Phil Johnson,Bruce Bickel

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Let Us Pray: A Symposium on Prayer by Leading Preacher and Theologians

By: R. C. Sproul,John MacArthur,John Piper,Joel Beeke,Steven J. Lawson,W. Robert Godfrey,Richard D. Phillips,Hywel Jones,Michael Haykin,Phil Johnson,Bruce Bickel

When our Lord's disciples came to Him regarding prayer, they did not ask Him to teach them how to pray, but rather they asked Him to teach them to pray. Obviously even those closest to Christ needed to learn to pray. And so do we. Here, some of our best Bible teachers and expositors give us instruction on prayer, from why we should pray, to what prayer is, how it ties in with God's sovereignty, what it means to pray in Jesus' name, what it means to hallow God's name, and why God is to be the focus of our prayers, not ourselves. These, and many other topics, are addressed in this helpful book.

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The Northampton Press

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0984706224

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9780984706228

Key Notes on Plastic Surgery

By: Adrian Richards,Hywel Dafydd

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Key Notes on Plastic Surgery

By: Adrian Richards,Hywel Dafydd

This is the new edition of the concise but comprehensive handbook that should be owned by all surgical trainees specialising in plastic surgery. Taking a pithy systematic approach, Key Notes on Plastic Surgery offers the latest developments within the field in bullet point form and includes key papers for viva voces. It is informed by the current FRCS (Plast) curriculum, making it ideal preparation for the UK exit examination or equivalent international board exam. Key features Fully covers the entire scope of plastic surgery Clearly divided into 10 sections with logical subheadings for easy fact-finding Acts as an adjunct to the established longer texts Brand new chapter on ethics and the law – a compulsory component of the oral examination Illustrations outlining key surgical procedures and relevant anatomy Fully revised to include all the latest clinical guidelines, Key Notes on Plastic Surgery is the perfect rapid reference tool for trainees in plastic surgery and dermatologic surgery who require quick, accurate answers.

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