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Book SynopsisA new edition of Philip Payton''s modern classic Cornwall: A History, published now by University of Exeter Press, telling the story of Cornwall from earliest times to the present day. This edition incorporates the latest research and brings the story of Cornwall right up to date, examining the events and debates of the early twenty-first century.
Trade ReviewPhilip Payton is the leader of a new generation of historians exploring Cornwall's ambivalent position within the English state, and questioning the view of Cornwall as 'just another English county'. In this book he argues the case for the Cornish as a separate Celtic people, fully deserving a history of their own, and amply succeeds in his stated aim of bringing that history to the widest possible audience.
* Professor Mark Stoyle, University of Southampton *
[. . .] a new edition of Cornwall: A History is very welcome indeed. It is a key text for anyone working on the history of the Celtic nations, peoples and languages and a very valuable addition to the literature on modern British history.
* Professor Christopher Williams, Cardiff University *
from reviews of the 1996 edition:
Will rank among the classic books on Cornwall, if not the finest ever published.
* Western Morning News *
Payton brilliantly brings together myth, fact, people, places, events…gripping.
* The Times *
Awesomely researched… the essential book for anyone who loves the county.
* The Observer *
One of the most comprehensive studies (by one of the most learned scholars) of Cornwall and the nature of Cornish identity ever undertaken.
* Cornwall Today *
Table of ContentsForeword
Introduction
Ancient Stones
The Mystery of the Celts
From Dumnonia to Cornubia
Anglia and Cornubia
‘We Utterly Refuse… This New English’
‘These is Much Danger in a Cornish Hugg’
‘The Large Continent of Cornwall’
‘So Many Brilliant Ornaments’
‘If You Haven’t Been to Moonta’
Re-Inventing Kernow
Whither Cornwall?
Notes and References
Index
