Cornwall: A History
Philip Payton
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Description for Cornwall: A History
Hardcover. As the only full-length study of Cornwall to have been written for many years, Cornwall: A History is essential reading for everyone with a passion for Cornwall. Taking into consideration the new research outputs and perspectives of recent years this revised and updated edition reflects the growing interest in Cornish studies as an academic field. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150. .
A 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. Drawing upon a wide range of original and secondary sources, it begins with Cornwall's geology and prehistory, moving through Celtic times to the creation of the kingdom of Kernow and its relationship with neighbouring England. The political accommodation of medieval Cornwall by the expanding English state through the twin institutions of the Duchy and Stannaries is examined, as is the flowering in the ... Read more
A 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. Drawing upon a wide range of original and secondary sources, it begins with Cornwall's geology and prehistory, moving through Celtic times to the creation of the kingdom of Kernow and its relationship with neighbouring England. The political accommodation of medieval Cornwall by the expanding English state through the twin institutions of the Duchy and Stannaries is examined, as is the flowering in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859890212
SKU
V9780859890212
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Ref
99-2
About Philip Payton
Philip Payton is Emeritus Professor in the University of Exeter and Professor of History at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, and is the former Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies in the University of Exeter. He edited Cornish Studies, published annually from 1993-2013, the only series of publications that seeks to investigate and understand the complex nature of Cornish ... Read more
Reviews for Cornwall: A History
Philip 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 ... Read more