Did you know that chain armor, horseshoes, and the iron ploughshares were invented by Celts? An Irish monk wrote Western Europe's first great phil...
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Jan 23, 2010
Elsa
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Kevin Duffy has provided a succinct history of the Celts from earliest times until the present. The structure of the book fills in the gaps and makes sense of the odds and ends that I knew about Celtic culture and people. With a lifelong interest in anthropology, art, history, languages and social sciences, I have read many things about the Celts but have never had an answer to the question, "Who were the Celts?" I particularly appreciate that Duffy provides little stories and glimpses
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Aug 17, 2010
Pierce
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This book is terrible, which is really sad because I had high expectations. Duffy is possibly well-read, but he is not well-written, leaping from topic to topic at a frantic pace, sometimes within a page. Although the book is small, the text is in something like 17pt font with massive section titles for each paragraph that is reminiscent of a 13 year-old procrastinator scrambling to meet a minimum page requirement. Duffy's book reads like a first draft, or even an outline, written by a child.
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Mar 23, 2011
Wendy
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It got a four because I was so interested in the topic. Also at a good level for me, he repeats stuff and you feel like he's saying, "remember like in the fourth chapter when I talked about the Gauls in middle Europe,, ok I'm mentioning them again, and I know you're totally confused by now so, yea, those Gauls, are Celts, but now were in Rome, which are the same Celtic peoples,....it helped.
Oct 23, 2011
Jane
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I really enjoyed this book. It really is everything you ever wanted to know about the Celts.
Oct 16, 2009
Randy
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Okay, I had no idea the Celts did not originate in the British Isles. Had no idea how widespread Celtic culture was at its height. Had no idea that all the various European peoples Roman armies encountered (Gauls, Parisii, Galaeci, Helvetti) were all different Celtic tribes. And I had no idea that the only reason the Celtic culture is so specifically associated today with Ireland is because Rome basically stopped short of conquering the rest of Britain and left Ireland alone where the Celts rema
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Sep 09, 2008
Diane
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This was an ok book. There was a lot of interesting things in there, but definitly not a definitive look at the celtic culture. I felt like he almost discussed the Roman Empire more than the Celtic one, and the current millenium is definitly glossed over. Once he gets to the a.d. era I felt wasn't really given the attention it was deserved. But still, overall an interesthing read.
Aug 13, 2008
Bekah
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It told you enough to make you interested but not enough to actually inform you of anything.
Dec 18, 2007
A very brief overview of the history of the Celts and their contribution to our culture.
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