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The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World

John Haywood author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published:28th Sep '09

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In a series of stunning full-colour maps, covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their Bronze Age origins to the present-day diaspora

In a series of 54 full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day diaspora. It deals with the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts and the modern Celts and their state of culture.In a series of 54 stunning full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book, newly available in paperback, comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day diaspora. Taking into account the latest research and academic controversies over the historical identity of the Celts, the Atlas deals separately with the Continental Celts (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Anatolia), the Atlantic Celts (Britain and Ireland) and the modern Celts and the current state of Celtic culture.

'A brilliantly balanced and entirely up-to-date picture of the Celts through time … an incomparable source, an essential companion for everyone setting out to discover the Celts' - Professor Barry Cunliffe

ISBN: 9780500288313

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 720g

144 pages