Cornish Studies Volume 2
Cornish Studies: Two

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

Contributions by
David Cullum, Allen E. Ivey, Ronald M. James, John Lowerson, Philip Payton, Charles Penglase, Hörst Rossler, Adrian Spalding, Alys Thomas, Paul Thornton and Peter Wardley

Contents

The diffusion of the Hindu-Arabic numerical system - numeracy, literacy and historical analysis of writing skills in 17th-century West Cornwall, David Cullum and Peter Wardley

Defining the group - 19th-century Cornish on the North American mining frontier, Ronald M. James;

Constantine stonemasons in search of work abroad - 1870-1900, Horst Rossler

Labour failure and liberal tenacity - radical politics and Cornish political culture - 1880-1939, Philip Payton;

Authenticity in the revival of Cornish, Charles Penglase

Tourism in Cornwall - recent research and current trends, Paul Thornton

Celtic tourism - some recent magnets, John Lowerson;

Cornwall's territorial dilemma - European region or "Westcountry" sub-region?, Alys Thomas;

Towards a Cornish identity theory, Allen E. Ivey;

An introductory note on the wildlife of Brittany and Cornwall with special reference to the Lepidoptera, Adrian Spalding.

Philip Payton is Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies in the University of Exeter and Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies at the University’s Cornwall campus. He is also the author of A.L. Rowse in Cornwall: A Paradoxical Patriot and numerous other books on Cornwall and the Cornish.