The Celts

A Sceptical History

Simon Jenkins (Columnist)

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English

Profile Books Ltd
20 September 2022

History; European history

The history of the Celts is the history of a misnomer.

There has never been a distinct people, race or tribe claiming the name of Celtic, though remnants of different languages and cultures remain throughout Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Cornwall. The word keltoi first appears in Greek as applied generally to aliens or 'barbarians' - and theories of Celticism continue to fuel many of the prejudices and misconceptions that divide the peoples of the British Isles to this day.

Often seen as unimportant or irrelevant adjuncts to English history, in The Celts Simon Jenkins offers a compelling counterargument. This is a fascinating and timely debate on who the Celts really were - or weren't - and what their legacy should be in an increasingly dis-United Kingdom.

By: Simon Jenkins (Columnist)
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781788168809
ISBN 10: 1788168801
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 20 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon Jenkins is the author of the bestselling A Short History of England, also published by Profile, A Short History of Europe and many other bestsellers. Until 2014, he was chairman of the National Trust. A former editor of The Times and Evening Standard, he is a columnist for the Guardian.

Reviews for The Celts: A Sceptical History

'Praise for A Short History of England: 'A lucid and handsomely illustrated narrative' - Times 'Jenkins is one of the liveliest commentators at work in Britain, always worth reading and pleasingly contrarian' - Jeremy Paxman 'This is traditional, kings-and-things, great-men history with all its dates and famous quotations in place ... Jenkins has a newspaper columnist's aphoristic verve' - Spectator 'A characteristically bold, wry, fluent, combative gallop through English history' - Max Hastings 'Full of good writing and lively anecdotes ... Food for thought' - New Statesman