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Mebyon Kernow & Cornish Nationalism

Bernard Deacon Dick Cole Garry Tregidga

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English
Welsh Academic Press
07 May 2026
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.
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Imprint:   Welsh Academic Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm,  Spine: 17mm
ISBN:   9781860570889
ISBN 10:   1860570887
Pages:   176
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Acknowledgements Preface 1. The Cornish Paradox 2. The Historical Legacy: Nationalism Before MK 3. MK – The Formative Years: 1940-1960 4. Looking for Votes: 1960-1970 5. Changing Direction: 1970-1980 6. Decade of Doubts: 1980-1990 7. Re-awakening: 1990-2002 8. Culture and Politics:      Assessing Cornish Nationalism  Postscript  Appendix          Leading Personalities in Cornish Nationalism  Index

Bernard Deacon is a retired former Senior Lecturer in Cornish Studies and History at the Institute of Cornish Studies, Dick Cole is Leader of Mebyon Kernow and an elected member of Cornwall Council, and Garry Tregidga is Assistant Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies.

Reviews for Mebyon Kernow & Cornish Nationalism

“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

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