Cornwall |
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| Author:
| Deacon, Bernard |
| Series title: | University of Wales Press - Histories of Europe Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7083-2032-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Publisher: | Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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Cornwall, one of Britain's most popular tourist destinations, is also one of the least well understood. This book traces the creative tensions produced by its unique history, from an independent British kingdom through a culturally distinct medieval province and a prominent industrial region in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to its present location as a post-industrial paradox: nation, region and county all wrapped in one.
Cornwall, one of Britain's most popular tourist destinations, is also one of the least well understood. This book traces the creative tensions produced by its unique history, from an independent British kingdom through a culturally distinct medieval province and a prominent industrial region in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to its present location as a post-industrial paradox: nation, region and county all wrapped in one.