Gwyn Williams was a Welsh historian recognized for his significant contributions to the study of Antonio Gramsci and Francisco Goya, alongside his deep engagement with Welsh history. His scholarship delved into pivotal figures and historical epochs, offering fresh perspectives on their lasting impact. Williams' works are esteemed for their intellectual rigor and comprehensive research.
This book, first published in 1982, is a sequence of interrelated essays and aims to redirect attention to some critical moments in Welsh history from Roman times to the present. Each of the essays breaks new ground, argues for a new approach or opens a new discourse.
This book, first published in 1978, examines the independent political action by the thousands of working people in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.Within weeks of the Rising, trade unions began to appear in South Wales, and this book argues that these events were central to the emergence of a Welsh working class.