Cornish Studies Volume 12
Cornish Studies: Twelve

Edited by Philip Payton

Paperback, 320 pages	£14.99
Published: 2005
ISBN: 9780859897563 Format: 229mm x 150mm

Subjects: Cornish Studies, History, South-West Studies

About the Book
Contents
Reviews
Author Biography

The twelfth 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
Graham Busby, Terry Chapman, Ian Clarke, Yolande Collins, Bernard Deacon, Helen Doe, Lucy Ellis, Jonathan Howlett, Alan M. Kent, Sandra Kippen, Adrian Lee, Sharon Lowenna, Kenneth MacKinnon, Kayleigh Milden, Brian Murdoch, Philip Payton and Garry Tregidga

Introduction, 1; 1 From 'Cornish Studies' to 'Critical Cornish Studies': Reflections on Methodology Bernard Deacon (Institute of Cornish Studies), 13; 2 Putting the Kitsch into Kernow Jonathan Howlett (Northbrook College, Worthing), 30; 3 'Noscitur A Sociis': Jenner, Duncombe-Jewell and their Milieu Sharon Lowenna (Falmouth College of Arts), 61; 4 Talking Identity: Understanding Cornwall's Oral Culture Through Group Dialogue Garry Tregidga and Lucy Ellis (Institute of Cornish Studies), 88; 5 'Drill Cores': A Newly-Found Manuscript of Cousin Jack Narratives from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA Alan M. Kent (Open University), 106; 6 'Are You Church or Chapel?' Perceptions of Spatial and Spiritual Identity within Cornish Methodism Kayleigh Milden (Institute of Cornish Studies), 144; 7 The Contested Cornish Church Heritage Graham Busby (University of Plymouth), 166; 8 'A Match, a Meal, and a Song': The Early Years of Cricket in Cornwall Ian Clarke (De Monfort University), 184; 9 Radon at South Crofty Mine: The Social Construction of an Occupational Health and Safety Issue Sandra Kippen and Yolande Collins (La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia), 201. 10 The National Dock Labour Scheme in Cornwall Terry Chapman (Institute of Cornish Studies), 215; 11 Positions, Patronage, and Preference: Political Influence in Fowey Before 1832 Helen Doe (University of Exeter), 249; 12 'As Cornish As Possible'-'Not an Outcast Anymore': Speakers' and Learners' Opinions on Cornish Kenneth MacKinnon (University of Hertfordshire and University of Edinburgh), 268; 13 Rex David, Bersabe, and Syr Urry: A Comparative Approach to a Scene in the Cornish Origo Mundi Brian Murdoch (University of Stirling), 288; REVIEW ARTICLE; 14 Mebyon Kernow Adrian Lee (University of Plymouth), 305; Notes on Contributors, 312.

"For more than ten years Cornish Studies has helped make Cornwall one of the better studied and documented parts of the British Isles. Each issue contains fascinating new research over the broadest agenda. The distinctiveness of Cornwall, as well as its similarities with and relationship to other regions, are given sharp focus. I'm especially glad its purview stretches as far as Australia. Cornish Studies deserves to be read across the Cornish world and beyond." Professor Eric Richards, Department of History, Flinders University of South Australia

"Cornish Studies provides a fresh, accessible and illuminating insight into the many-sided history and culture of Cornwall. The interdisciplinary and comparative approach encouraged by the editor, Philip Payton, has proved particularly rewarding and has deepened our understanding of Celtic societies in general." Professor Geraint H. Jenkins, Director of the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth

"Cornish Studies is a wide-ranging and stimulating series. The topics which it covers relate primarily to the development of Cornish culture and society, past and present, but they are often of relevance far beyond Cornwall. It is meticulously edited to a very high standard, and beautifully produced. Its contents and format make it a most attractive and useful contribution to knowledge, accessible to the general reader as well as to the academic." Donald E. Meek, Professor of Celtic, University of Edinburgh

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.

Publication Details:

Binding:

Paperback , 320 pages

ISBN:

9780859897563

Format:

229mm x 150mm

BIC Code:

1DBKEWC, GTB

Imprint:

University of Exeter Press