Cornish Studies Volume 6

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.

• 1. Introduction2. Genetic variation and Celtic population history, Malcolm Smith3. The Helston Shoemakers' Gild and a possible connection with the 1549 rebellion, Joanna Mattingly4. The Reverend Joseph Sherwood - a Cornish language will o' the wisp?, Matthew Spriggs5. The myth of objectivity - the Cornish language and the 18th-century antiquarians, Emma Mitchell6. Cornwall's unsung political hero - Sir John Coman Rashleigh, 1772-1874, Brian Elvins7. A forgotten migration stream - the Cornish movement to England and Wales in the 19th century, Bernard Deacon8. Cornwall, poverty and in-migration, Malcolm Williams and Tony Champion9. In-migration to Newquay - migrants' lifestyles and perspectives on environments, Ron Elzey10. Cornish regional development - evaluation, Europe and Evolution, Peter WillsResearch Notes11. The verbs cowas, cavas and cafel in late modern Cornish, Richard Gendall12. Indirect statement in Cornish and Breton, N.J.A. WilliamsReview Articles13. Modern Cornish in context, Glanville Price14. Defending Kernewek Kemmyn, Anthony P. Grant15. Lamenting loss in contemporary Cornish literature, Alan M. KentBook Review

'...essential reading for any 'student of Cornwall'' (Cornish Forefathers Society, April 1999)'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, Aberystwyth)