Sex, sect and society : 'pain and pleasure' : a social history of Wales and the Welsh, 1870-1945 /: 'pain and pleasure' : a social history of Wales and the Welsh, 1870-1945. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Russell Davies.
• Authors: Davies, Russell, 1957-
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Diolchiadau -- Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'To Begin at the Beginning'; 1: 'Dygwyl y Meirwon' (Festival of the Dead): Death, Transcendence and Transience; 2: The Citadel: Pain, Anxiety and Wellbeing; 3: Going Gently into that Good Night: Desolation, Dispiritedness and Melancholy; 4: Where, When, What Was Wales and who were the Welsh? Contentment, Disappointment and Embarrassment; 5: 'The Way of all Flesh': Prudery, Passion and Perversion; 6: Love in a Cold Climate: Fidelity, Friendship and Fellowship 7: Religion and Superstition: Fear, Foreboding and Faith8: The Pursuit of Pleasure: Enthrallment, Happiness and Imagination; Conclusion: A Few Selected Exits; Notes; Index; Back Cover
• Publisher Details: Cardiff : University of Wales Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 468 pages)
• Subjects: 306.09429; Sex -- Wales -- History -- 19th century; Sex -- Wales -- History -- 20th century; Dissenters, Religious -- Wales -- History -- 19th century; Dissenters, Religious -- Wales -- History -- 20th century; National characteristics; Sexualité -- Pays de Galles -- Histoire -- 19e siècle; Dissidents (Religion) -- Pays de Galles -- Histoire -- 19e siècle; Dissidents (Religion) -- Pays de Galles -- Histoire -- 20e siècle; Caractéristiques nationales; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Dissenters, Religious; National characteristics; Sex; Social conditions; Wales -- Social conditions -- History -- 19th century; Wales -- Social conditions -- History -- 20th century; Wales -- Church history -- 19th century; Wales -- Church history -- 20th century; Pays de Galles -- Histoire religieuse -- 19e siècle; Pays de Galles -- Histoire religieuse -- 20e siècle; Wales; Church history; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786832146; 1786832143; 9781786832153; 1786832151; 9781786832160
• Related ISBNs: 178683216X; 9781786832139
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 28, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.