THE VALLEYS CALL
Written by Paul H. Ballard, Erastus Jones
Published by Ron Jones Publications
in 1975
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
THE VALLEYS CALL
Written by Paul H. Ballard, Erastus Jones.
Stock no. 1606480
1975.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A self-examination by people of the South Wales valleys during the 'year of the valleys 1974'. Dent and mark to front board. Foxing to textblock. Wrapper is edge creased.
THE VALLEYS CALL
Written by Paul H. Ballard, Erastus Jones.
Stock no. 2112116
1st.
1975.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A self-examination by people of the South Wales valleys during the 'year of the valleys 1974'. Couple of marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with fading to spine and some grubby marks.
Front cover
Contents
- Forewords
- Contents and List of Contributors
- Preface
- The Call to the Valleys
- Section I: The Foundation of the Call
- Section II: The Heritage for Tomorrow
- 1. Valleys Historians
- 2 The Valleys and Wales
- 3. Call to the Churches
- Section III: People and Community
- 1. Live communities
- 2. Communication
- 3. The right to live and the right to give
- 4. Rugby in the Valleys. Dai Harris
- 5. Youth Speaking. David Thomas
- Section IV: Community Provision
- 1. Local Authorities
- 2. Health in the Valleys
- 3. The Valleys and the Environment
- 4. Leisure, Recreation and the Arts in the Valleys
- Section V: Towards a socio-economic strategy for the valleys
- 1. Initial Preparatory Papers
- 2. The first conference
- 3. Papers prepared for the Second Conference
- 4. The Second Conference
- 5. The Rhondda Conference
- Section VI: Reflections
- 1. Summary report of the Year of the Valleys, Erastus Jones
- 2. Thoughts on the nature of an experience. Paul H. Ballard
- Maps
- The maps have been designed as a series, in the following order:
- 1. The Valleys in relation to the U.K.
- 2. A relief map of the Valleys within South Wales
- 3. Place names
- 4. Local authorities before April 1, 1974
- 5. Local authorities after April 1. 1974
- Photographs