Mebyon Kernow and Cornish Nationalism The Concise History |
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| Author:
| Deacon, Bernard
Cole, Dick
Crago, T.
Tregidga, Garry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86057-075-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Publisher: | Welsh Academic Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Mebyon Kernow, the Party for Cornwall, campaign for a powerful Cornish Assembly that will protect and promote the Cornish identity and its Celtic language and culture. This is the first book to fully address the issue of Cornish Nationalism and the history of the political movement that has set the political agenda in Cornwall for 50 years. Mebyon Kernow has elected representatives on four of Cornwall's six district councils and on numerous town and parish councils. It has played a...
More DescriptionMebyon Kernow, the Party for Cornwall, campaign for a powerful Cornish Assembly that will protect and promote the Cornish identity and its Celtic language and culture. This is the first book to fully address the issue of Cornish Nationalism and the history of the political movement that has set the political agenda in Cornwall for 50 years. Mebyon Kernow has elected representatives on four of Cornwall's six district councils and on numerous town and parish councils. It has played a prominent role in the campaign to protect the territorial integrity of Cornwall. It also played a leading role in the fight to have Cornwall classified as a European region so that it could qualify for increased European funding, including Objective One.