{"title":"Gŵyl Oswallt: Simon Brooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon Brooks is a multi-disciplinary scholar who specialises in language planning as well as the history of Welsh-language culture. Books published include Why Wales Never Was (2017), and the prize-winning Hanes Cymry (2021), a history of ethnic diversity within Welsh-speaking communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is currently writing the history of the Welsh in England, which features Oswestry and its unique bilingual culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon also advises the Welsh Government on Welsh-language policy. He is the author of the independent report, Second homes: developing new policies in Wales, which underpins much government policy in the field. He chaired the Commission for Welsh-speaking communities on behalf of the Welsh Government.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781786836427","title":"Hanes Cymry - Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig a'r Gwareiddiad Cymraeg","description":"\u003ch6\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this volume, for the first time, the story of ethnic minorities in Welsh culture is discussed. Ethnic diversity is interpreted from the standpoint of the Welsh language, leading to the question, 'Who are the Welsh?'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"biblio_isbn\"\u003eISBN: 9781786836427\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"biblio_pub_date\"\u003ePublication Date: 15 June 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"biblio_pub_date\"\u003ePublisher: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru \/ University of Wales Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"biblio_pub_date\"\u003eAuthor:Simon Brooks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"biblio_format\"\u003eFormat: Paperback, 216x138 mm, 496 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"biblio_language\"\u003eLanguage: Welsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39337504211015,"sku":"ISBN9781786836427","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0215\/1318\/products\/hanescymry.jpg?v=1619271796"},{"product_id":"9781786830128","title":"Why Wales Never Was: The Failure of Welsh Nationalism","description":"\u003ch6\u003eDescription\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy Wales Never Was combines a devastating analysis of the historical failure of Welsh nationalism with an apocalyptic vision of a non-Welsh future. 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