When Government Was Good: Memories of a Life in Politics

The central question of the book is whether the ancient Celts of Britain and Ireland actually existed as an ethnic race, or whether they were a more recent invention. The book is aimed at both the interested lay-reader and an academic audience. James discusses Celtic imagery, documentary sources and material evidence recovered through archaeology. He discusses how and why the myth of the Celts was created as well as providing a new ethnic history of Britain and Ireland from the Late Bronze Age to the Middle Iron Age.


Author: Henry S. Reuss
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 05/14/1999
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.33h x 6.29w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780299161903

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/1999 pg. 116

About the Author

Henry S. Reuss has written five other books, one of which is co-authored by his wife Margaret.