Cornish Studies Volume 5

edited by Philip Payton and contributions by Ronald Perry, F Rayner, Andy Seward, Garry Tregidga, Rob Burton, Dick Cole, Bernard Deacon, Amy Hale, F. L. Harris, David Harvey, Lynette Olson and Philip Payton

Book cover: Cornish Studies Volume 5

Extent: 200 pages

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subjects: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences 

Series: Cornish Studies

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 1997)

ISBN: 9780859895514

5.91 x 9.02 inches

Price: $33.00

Out of stock

The fifth volume in this acclaimed paperback series covers a wide range of topics, including Celtic Cornwall, Cornish politics, the Cornish economy, Cornish genetics, constructions of language and race in contemporary Cornwall, Cornish rugby, and education in Cornwall.


The fifth volume in this acclaimed paperback series covers a wide range of topics, including Celtic Cornwall, Cornish politics, the Cornish economy, Cornish genetics, constructions of language and race in contemporary Cornwall, Cornish rugby, and education in Cornwall.

1. Introduction 2. Cornwall in Context: The New Cornish Historiography, Philip Payton 3. The Cornish: Identity and Genetics - An Alternative View, Dick Cole 4. The Tithing Framework of West Cornwall: A Proposed Pattern and an Interpretation of Territorial Origins, David Harvey 5. Tyranny in Beunans Meriasek, Lynette Olson 6. Proto-industrialisation and Potatoes: A Revised Narrative for Nineteenth-Century Cornwall, Bernard Deacon 7. Rethinking Celtic Cornwall: An Ethnographic Approach, Amy Hale 8. Genesis of the Celto-Cornish Revival? L.C. Duncombe-Jewell and the Cowethas Kelto-Kernuak, Amy Hale 9. Celtic Revival and Economic Development in Edwardian Cornwall, Ronald Perry 10. The Politics of the Celto-Cornish Revival, 1886-1939, Garry Tregidga 11. A Passion to Exist: Cultural Hegemony and the Roots of Cornish Identity, Rob Burton 12. Cornish Rugby and Cultural Identity: A Socio-historical Perspective, Andy Seward Research Note 13. Cornwall Education Week: Seventy Years On, F. Roff Rayner, F.L. Harris, Philip Payton 14. Book Review Notes on Contributors

  • Contributions by Rob Burton
  • Contributions by Dick Cole
  • Contributions by Bernard Deacon
  • Contributions by Amy Hale
  • Contributions by F. L. Harris
  • Contributions by David Harvey
  • Contributions by Lynette Olson
  • Contributions by Philip Payton
  • Contributions by Ronald Perry
  • Contributions by F Rayner
  • Contributions by Andy Seward
  • Contributions by Garry Tregidga
  • Edited by Philip Payton

"Most articles emphasize Cornish 'difference', and place it in a wider context of European cultural and territorial diversity." (Southern History, Vol. 18, 1997)
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