Cornish Studies Volume 3 (Paperback)

Prof. Philip Payton

ISBN 10: 0859894762 / ISBN 13: 9780859894760

Published by University of Exeter, Exter, 1995

About this Item

Paperback. Reflecting work in a range of subject areas, this series includes local history, archaeology, regional development, ethnicity, alternative energy, Celtic studies, environmentalism, language and dialect, nationalism and tourism. Covering a wide set of topics, this text examines areas such as: mining in Cornwall; the Great Western Railway and the Cornish Celtic revival; the importance of mining sites for wildlife; Cornish natural history; emigration in the 1860s; and the poetry of Jack Clemo. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cornish Studies Volume 3 (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of Exeter, Exter
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859894762
• ISBN 13: 9780859894760
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.

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

About the Author

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.