Breton Identity

What is “Breton identity”? Or, more precisely, how is it experienced in our contemporary society? To answer such a question, it is not enough to read or listen to the spokespeople for Brittany or Breton identity. You also have to go out into the field, meet ordinary Bretons, the men and women who make up today’s Brittany on a daily basis.
That is what the author has done. This book is based on the words entrusted to him by Breton farmers, fishermen, and business leaders about what being Breton means in their personal lives. Drawing on the rich material provided by these interviews, Ronan Le Coadic attempts to answer, in the case of Brittany, some of the fundamental questions raised by identities at the end of our century. How much of identity is myth and how much is reality?
Why are identity values still on the rise, after having been long despised? Finally, is the appeal of identity a sign of a retreat into “tribes” or is it one facet of a new society still in its infancy?
Using the example of Brittany, this book provides, in simple language, food for thought on a universal subject.

Please note: this book has been translated using machine translation software and therefore contains errors.