Population growth and gentrification, marine tourism and a 15th century social climber

Here’s the final set of brief summaries providing links to recent reviews of academic literature on Cornwall. You’re now (almost) up to speed.

In an important article on contemporary Cornwall Joanie Willett shows how population growth and gentrification have failed to solve Cornwall’s endemic socio-economic difficulties while exacerbating a growing housing crisis and fragmenting local communities.

Anke Winchenbach and colleagues discuss how some fishermen in Cornwall have made the transition from fisherman to tourist operator, focusing on their mental health and sense of personal identity.

David Yorath dissects the rise and fall of John Glynn of Morval in east Cornwall in the mid-1400s. In a disorderly time, Glynn became involved in a vicious and violent feud and was eventually murdered in 1472.

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