num_pages: 398
description: A search for authentic Celtic culture and its scattered, endangered survivorsTravelling throughout the remote Celtic world, award-winning author Marcus Tanner describes the relentless pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate and warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive for another generation—a sobering loss that would impoverish us all."Tanner has concluded we must resign ourselves to the fact that Celticism is done, over , finis . He proves it in a very good and special book that every prodigal and true Celt should read and try to prove wrong."—Malachy McCourt, Washington Post Book World"Lively. . . . [A] thoughtful book."— Publishers Weekly"An exceptional journey into the remarkable cultural history of the Celtic people. . . . [Tanner’s] experience reads like a travelogue and an insightful history with an emphasis on cultural heritage."—Raymond L. Flynn, Boston Sunday Herald"[An] angry, elegiac and meticulously researched book."— Christian Century
language: English
title: The Last of the Celts
titlecomplete: The Last of the Celts
genres: Sociology, Ireland, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 71
publisher: Yale University Press