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Prof. Philip Payton
The story of the migration of the Cornish people throughout the world is an epic, told here by one of the world's leading scholars of the movement of Cornish people…
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This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall.
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In this vivid account of the radical tradition in the Labor movement in South Australia, Philip Payton shows how the many thousands of people who emigrated from Cornwall to the…
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Philip Payton brings together a team of international specialists to explore the entwined themes of Emigrants and Historians. Includes case studies of Ireland and Scotland, an examination of late 20-century…
In the 1840s Cornish miners and their families came pouring into South Australia to take their part in the new colony’s great copper boom. They came to lend their home-grown…
In this highly readable and revelatory account of the Governors of South Australia, leading historian Philip Payton charts the evolution of the vice-regal role from foundation in 1836 to the…
Provides an account of the life of John Betjeman, one of Britain’s most beloved poets, offering fresh insights into his work and his defining lifelong relationship with Cornwall.
The ‘coming of age’ edition of this acclaimed paperback series discusses contemporary Cornish Studies, as well the Cornish language, medieval and early modern Cornwall, the Duchy of Cornwall, the establishment…
An investigation of the popular tradition of ‘Australia’s Little Cornwall’: how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta…
Explores the complicated relationship that existed between A L Rowse, the famous twentieth-century historian and man of letters, and his native Cornwall. This book invites an understanding of the issues…
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…
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Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an ‘outsider’ in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a ‘foreigner’. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire…
In this book, Philip Payton provides a vivid insight into the experiences of regional Australia during the Great War of 1914-18.
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Combining sound academic research with a genuine talent for writing, this superb new book tells the story of Sussex from ancient times to the present day, exploring interesting themes along…
Kevin McGruder (Antioch College)
The Black real estate entrepreneur Philip Payton played a central role in Harlem’s transformation into a Black community in the early twentieth century. In this biography, Kevin McGruder explores Payton’s…
This book examines D.H. Lawrence's attempts to establish a utopian community in Cornwall during WWI. Lawrence was drawn to the idea of a 'Celtic Cornwall' beyond England's reach and thus…
This book brings together a number of specialist scholarly articles published previously in the series Cornish Studies, and presents them in revised form as a history of Cornwall in the…
The story of the migration of the Cornish people throughout the world is an epic, told here by one of the world’s leading scholars of the movement of Cornish people…
This edited collection explores how migrants played a major role in the creation and settlement of the British Empire, by focusing on a series of Australian case studies.
In South Australia, the Cornish connection with the state's copper mining communities is well-known and deservedly celebrated. But mining was only ever part of their story. They were, as this…
Max C. S. Beck
When the potato blight hits Cornwall in 1847, Jane Dunstan rescues her large family, first by the long suffocating passage to South Australia, then 100 miles by bullock wagon to…
Ann Payton
Dear daughter and friend, I can help you understand right where you are during this desperate situation. How to be the real you, honor yourself, and learn simple wisdoms that…
The sixteenth volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
The thirteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish emigration, Cornish literature, the novelist Virginia Woolf, the poet Jack Clemo, Cornish mining history, Cornish folklore, the medieval…
The primary aim of this book is to focus on contemporary issues and to promote interdisciplinary approaches within the subject. Written by international scholars and practitioners in fields such as…
The seventeenth volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
The fourteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish mining history, the Cornish and Breton languages compared, the history and revival of Cornish, the poet Charles Causley…
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.
The seventh volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
Examines the Duchy of Cornwall in the medieval period and discusses the Cornish language (including its significance as an icon of contemporary Cornish identity), evaluating the early Cornish-language revivalists and…
The second volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
The ninth volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
The tenth volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
The first volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
The fifth volume in this acclaimed paperback series covers a wide range of topics, including Celtic Cornwall, Cornish politics, the Cornish economy, Cornish genetics, constructions of language and race in…
The eighth volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
The fourth volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
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.
Intends to investigate and understand the complex nature of Cornish identity, as well as to discuss its implications for society and governance in contemporary Cornwall. This title includes articles on…
The sixth volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
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.
The twentieth volume in the acclaimed paperback series … the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.
