Bernard W. Deacon est un universitaire multidisciplinaire axé sur la Cornouailles des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, sa langue et son identité. Ses travaux explorent les changements démographiques, la gouvernance des régions périphériques et la présentation de l'identité cornique. Locuteur courant de la langue cornique, Deacon est activement impliqué dans sa revitalisation et dans des organisations dédiées à son soutien. Sa carrière universitaire comprend la recherche et l'enseignement dans diverses universités, se concentrant sur l'histoire et la société de la Cornouailles.
The book examines the prioritization of second home owners and in-migrants over local residents in Cornwall, highlighting the economic failures and environmental repercussions of such policies. It also delves into the cultural ramifications, detailing how these strategies marginalize the Cornish community and jeopardize the preservation of their unique identity and heritage.
This book traces the creative tensions produced by Cornwall's 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.
This volume addresses the issue of Cornish Nationalism and the history of the political movement that has set the political agenda in Cornwall since the 1950s.