"[A] sweepingly authoritative study. . . . Readers will embrace so diplomatic an author, and this big, dense book will serve most of those readers not only as the grandest possible report on the current state of Celtic studies but as, one can only hope, a death-knell to the kinds of cheaply sentimental pseudo-histories that usually haunt this subject."—-Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Review
"Stewart builds on recent scholarship to make a compelling case for the significance of modern Celticism, in all its paradoxical glory. . . . A big, ambitious, erudite book."—-Rhys Kaminski-Jones, History Today
"A fine piece of scholarship. . . Stewart’s exposition is clearer than many recent books on the subject and is thoroughly commended."—-Stewart Rayment, interLib
"Simultaneously intellectual and (very) readable, The Celts – A Modern History really is. . . . magisterial."—-David Marx, David Marx Book Reviews
"[A] vivid new book. . . Ian Stewart takes an imaginative, scholarly look at Celticism and its shifting interpretations."—-Linda Colley, Financial Times
"[A] radical and definitive study."—-David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer
"A scholarly and impressive book."—-Jody Joy, Current Archaeology Magazine
"A readable, engaging account of the ups and downs of an idea that has had a huge impact not only on British and Irish culture but on the world."—-James Holloway, Fortean Times
Before the Greeks and Romans, the Celts ruled the ancient world. They sacked Rome, invaded Greece, and conquered much of Europe, from Ireland to Turkey. Celts registered deeply on the classical imagination for a thousand years and were variously described by writers like Caesar and Livy as unruly barbarians, fearless warriors, and gracious hosts. But then, in the early Middle Ages, they vanished. In The Celts, Ian Stewart tells the story of their rediscovery during the Renaissance and their transformation over the next few centuries into one of the most popular European ancestral peoples.
The Celts shows how the idea of this ancient people was recovered by scholars, honed by intellectuals, politicians, and other thinkers of various stripes, and adopted by cultural revivalists and activists as they tried to build European nations and nationalisms during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Long-forgotten, the Celts improbably came to be seen as the ancestors of most western Europeans-and as a pillar of modern national identity in Britain, Ireland, and France.
Based on new research conducted across Europe and in the United States, The Celts reveals when and how we came to call much of Europe "Celtic," why this idea mattered in the past, and why it still matters today, as the tide of nationalism is once again on the rise.
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The Celts shows how the idea of this ancient people was recovered by scholars, honed by intellectuals, politicians, and other thinkers of various stripes, and adopted by cultural revivalists and activists as they tried to build European nations and nationalisms during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Long-forgotten, the Celts improbably came to be seen as the ancestors of most western Europeans-and as a pillar of modern national identity in Britain, Ireland, and France.
Based on new research conducted across Europe and in the United States, The Celts reveals when and how we came to call much of Europe "Celtic," why this idea mattered in the past, and why it still matters today, as the tide of nationalism is once again on the rise.
The Celts: A Modern History
Before the Greeks and Romans, the Celts ruled the ancient world. They sacked Rome, invaded Greece, and conquered much of Europe, from Ireland to Turkey. Celts registered deeply on the classical imagination for a thousand years and were variously described by writers like Caesar and Livy as unruly barbarians, fearless warriors, and gracious hosts. But then, in the early Middle Ages, they vanished. In The Celts, Ian Stewart tells the story of their rediscovery during the Renaissance and their transformation over the next few centuries into one of the most popular European ancestral peoples.
The Celts shows how the idea of this ancient people was recovered by scholars, honed by intellectuals, politicians, and other thinkers of various stripes, and adopted by cultural revivalists and activists as they tried to build European nations and nationalisms during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Long-forgotten, the Celts improbably came to be seen as the ancestors of most western Europeans-and as a pillar of modern national identity in Britain, Ireland, and France.
Based on new research conducted across Europe and in the United States, The Celts reveals when and how we came to call much of Europe "Celtic," why this idea mattered in the past, and why it still matters today, as the tide of nationalism is once again on the rise.
The Celts shows how the idea of this ancient people was recovered by scholars, honed by intellectuals, politicians, and other thinkers of various stripes, and adopted by cultural revivalists and activists as they tried to build European nations and nationalisms during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Long-forgotten, the Celts improbably came to be seen as the ancestors of most western Europeans-and as a pillar of modern national identity in Britain, Ireland, and France.
Based on new research conducted across Europe and in the United States, The Celts reveals when and how we came to call much of Europe "Celtic," why this idea mattered in the past, and why it still matters today, as the tide of nationalism is once again on the rise.
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| BN ID: | 2940193699224 |
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| Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
| Publication date: | 04/15/2025 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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