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Wales and its Boxers

The Fighting Tradition

Golygydd(ion) Peter Stead,Gareth Williams

Clawr Caled - £14.99

Iaith: Saesneg

Dosbarthiad(au): Welsh Interest

Tachwedd 2008 · 192 tudalen ·234x156mm

· Clawr Caled - 9780708319154

Am y llyfr

Ers canrifoedd bu paffwyr a phaffio yn rhan amlwg o fywyd Cymru, yn enwedig yn yr ardaloedd diwydiannol. Mae'r llyfr hwn yn edrych ar fywydau pencampwyr dewr drwy fwrw golwg ar eu gornestau ac ar sut y dathlwyd eu buddugoliaethau gan gymunedau. Cyfraniadau gan Gareth Williams, Paul O'Leary, Dai Smith, Peter Stead, Hywel Teifi Edwards, Daniel G Williams, Desmond Barry a Stephen M Williams.

Dyfyniadau

'No boxing fan worth their salt would want to be without this compelling book.' Brian Lee, The Cardiff Post, 2008 'Prizefighting as irresistible social and cultural history - evocation as celebration in an inspiringly eloquent homage to the valour and romance of the Ring - as well as its too often and pitiless sobering realities.' Frank Keating, The Guardian 'The collection packs a colourful punch with its vivid accounts of Cardiff's Jim Driscoll, the Rhondda's Jimmy Wilde and the intriguing story of Pontypridd's Freddie Welsh.' Carolyn Hitt, Western Mail Online 'This collection provides a priceless insight into a fighting tradition'. Dilwyn Roberts-Young, Planet 194 'Wales and its Boxers offers a brilliant exposition of the noble art and its practitioners from its pre-industrial origins to the present day. An outstanding collection of essays by Welsh historians and other cultural authorities.' Jeff Childs, Morgannwg Volume LII, 2008

Cyflwyno'r Golygydd(ion)

Awdur(on): Peter Stead

Mae Peter Stead yn awdur, darlledwr, ac yn Athro ym Mhrifysgol De Cymru.

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Awdur(on): Gareth Williams

Mae Gareth Williams yn Athro yn y Ganolfan ar gyfer Cymru Fodern a Chyfoes ym Mhrifysgol De Cymru.

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