Mebyon Kernow & Cornish Nationalism
Garry Tregidga author Bernard Deacon author Dick Cole author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Welsh Academic Press
Published:7th May '26
Should be back in stock very soon
Mebyon Kernow & Cornish Nationalism is the first book to fully address the issue of political nationalism in Cornwall.
It traces the growth of a Cornish national consciousness through the twentieth century, to the foundation of Mebyon Kernow (the Party for Cornwall) in 1951 and its evolution from a cultural pressure group into a fully-fledged political party.
Comprehensively researched using a range of primary sources and interviews with key figures within the party; Deacon, Cole and Tregidga’s ground-breaking study chronicles Mebyon Kernow’s role within Cornwall’s wider national movement and the increasing growth in support for Cornish self-government.
“analytically rigorous and concisely written … the authors’ vigorous analysis of Cornishness, and the peculiar situation of Cornwall as a historic nation with both the British and English state, is compelling and convincing … an important text for all who are interested in the history of … historic European nations”
Journal of Twentieth Century British History
“a timely and significant contribution to our understanding of the political diversity of the modern British State”
Professor Philip Payton, Emeritus Professor of Cornish Studies, Exeter University
“of interest to both scholars of British history and of nationalism … an accessible and entertaining account of the fluctuating fortunes of Cornwall’s oldest political nationalist group … the best available study of Cornish nationalism”
Journal of Contemporary European Studies
“will fill a much-needed place on the shelves of every Cornish bookshop and library and also be of great interest to students of European regionalist and nationalist movements”
Dr Ronald Perry, former Head of Business Studies, Cornwall College
- Commended for Holyer An Gof Trophy 2004
ISBN: 9781860570889
Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 17mm
Weight: unknown
176 pages
2nd Revised edition