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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823267603321

Autore

Haywood John <1956-, >

Titolo

The Celts : Bronze Age to New Age / / John Haywood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-315-83620-3

1-317-87017-4

1-281-38443-7

9786611384432

1-4082-1137-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

909/.04916

Soggetti

Celts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by Pearson Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of plates; Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; 1. ORIGINS OF THE CELTS; 2. THE GREAT MIGRATIONS; 3. THE LA TÈ€NE WORLD; 4. THE CELTS AND THE ROMAN REPUBLIC; 5. CAESAR'S CONQUEST OF GAUL; 6. THE LIMITS OF EMPIRE: THE ROMAN CONQUEST OF BRITAIN; 7. THE CELTS IN THE ROMAN WORLD; 8. THE MAKING OF WALES; 9. ALBA; 10. IRELAND AND ITS INVADERS; 11. THE LAND FACING THE SEA; 12. ENGLAND'S CELTIC ULCER; 13. THE END OF THE CLAN SYSTEM; 14. THE CELTIC REVIVAL; 15. THE CELTIC DIASPORA; 16. THE CELTS TODAY; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This dramatic history traces the mysterious Celts from their dark origins, including Druids and King Arthur, right across Britain and Europe and looking at their beliefs, cultures and arts as well as their warring and expansion. The resurgence of Celtic identity in Britain and Europe has revitalized interest in Celtic history. At the same time, developments in genetics and archaeology have led to it becoming an arena of serious controversy. John Hayward explores the changing identity of Europe's Celtic speaking peoples through history, both as they saw themselves and as others saw th