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The last of the Celts Cover Image Book

The last of the Celts

Tanner, Marcus. (Author).

Summary: "Marcus Tanner has journeyed throughout the Celtic world - from the wilds of northwest Scotland to the Isle of Man, from Brittany to Patagonia, and from Boston to Cape Breton - seeking to discover the Celtic past and what remains of authentic Celtic culture today." "Weaving together extensive historical research with first-hand observations of Celtic people in far-flung communities, Tanner finds that talk of a Celtic revival is largely misplaced. He describes the fading prospects of those who have maintained a Celtic identity in the face of powerful pressures to assimilate. Despite great public interest in all things 'Celtic', the threats to the world's remaining Celtic communities, their language and their culture, are relentless. A distinct Celtic identity may not survive, Tanner fears, and such a loss would impoverish us all."--Jacket.

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  • ISBN: 0300104642
  • ISBN: 9780300104646
  • Physical Description: print
    vi, 398 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2004]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-382) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Scottish Highlands: 'The Ald Scottis toung' -- Connemara: 'A vague reverence for the Gaelic' -- Belfast: 'The liveliest Gaeltacht in Ireland' -- The Isle of Man: 'An iceberg floating into southern latitudes' -- North Wales: 'The dear old language of the country' -- South Wales: 'A rich culture, long departed' -- Cornwall: 'Almost an island' -- Brittany: 'Plutôt comme une libération' -- Cape Breton: 'Truly highland in their ways' -- Patagonia: 'The survival of our race.'

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