Cornish Studies Volume 3

Edited by Philip Payton Contributions by Mel Davies Contributions by Ken George Contributions by Eric Harrsion Contributions by John Hurst Contributions by Patricia Lay Contributions by Philip Payton Contributions by Adrian Spalding Contributions by Paul Thornton Contributions by Stella Turk Contributions by Carol Williams Contributions by Malcolm Williams

Book cover: Cornish Studies Volume 3

Extent: 224 pages

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subjects: Cultural Studies

Series: Cornish Studies

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 1995)

ISBN: 9780859894760

5.91 x 9.02 inches

Price: $33.00

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The third volume in the acclaimed paperback series . . . the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.


The third volume in the acclaimed paperback series . . . the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.


1. Introduction

2. Collective Action and the Cornish Miner in Australia: An Early Repudiation of the 'Individualistic' Thesis, Mel Davis

3. Not What They Seemed? Cornish Assisted Immigrants in New South Wales, 1837-77, Patricia Lay

4. Cornish Emigration in Response to Changes in the International Copper Market in the 1860's, Philip Payton

5. The Great Western Railway and the Cornish-Celtic Revival, Philip Payton and Paul Thornton

6. Which Base for Revived Cornish?, Ken George

7. Voice from a White Silence: the Manuscripts of Jack Clemo, John Hurst

8. The Significance of cornish and Scillonian Natural History, Stella Turk

9. The Importance of Metaliferous Mining Sites in Cornwall for Wildlife (with Special Reference to Insects), Adrian Spalding

10. Movers and Stayers: A Comparison of Migratory and Non-Migratory Groups in Cornwall 1981-1991, Malcolm Williams and Eric Harrison

11. Housing in Cornwall: a Two-Tier System?, Carol Williams

12. Book Reviews


  • Edited by Philip Payton
  • Contributions by Mel Davies
  • Contributions by Ken George
  • Contributions by Eric Harrsion
  • Contributions by John Hurst
  • Contributions by Patricia Lay
  • Contributions by Philip Payton
  • Contributions by Adrian Spalding
  • Contributions by Paul Thornton
  • Contributions by Stella Turk
  • Contributions by Carol Williams
  • Contributions by Malcolm Williams

"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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'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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