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Overview
The eleventh 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
John Beckett, Graham Busby, Stuart Dalley, Bernard Deacon, Brian Elvins, David Everett, D. H. Frost, Julyan Holmes, Alan M. Kent, Patrick Laviolette, Philip Payton, Mark Sandford, Matthew Spriggs, Malte W. Tschirschky and David Windsor
Synopsis
Like area studies generally, this anthology focusing on past and present Cornwall is multi-disciplinary, the 13 articles and one book review exploring such topics as understanding Cornwall's oral culture through group dialogue, the contested Cornish Church heritage, radon at South Crofty Mine, and options for speakers and learners of Cornish. There is no index. Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Donald E. Meek, Professor of Celtic, University of Edinburgh - Donald E. Meek
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.
Editorials
Geraint H. Jenkins
“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 AberystwythM�ir�ad Nic Craith
“Often courageous and always innovative, these new interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to studying Cornwall and the Cornish have allowed Cornish Studies to escape the narrow confines of ‘English local history’ to embrace what have been termed the ‘new Cornish historiography’ and the ‘new Cornish social science’. Nowhere has this been more evident than within the pages of Cornish Studies itself, the series becoming a showcase for the latest and best Cornish work as well as placing consideration of Cornwall and the Cornish very firmly within the wider context of the ‘Atlantic Archipelago’.” –Professor Máiréad Nic Craith, Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of UlsterDonald E. Meek
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