John Angarrack

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John Angarrack is a Cornish campaigner , human rights activist and author [1]. He is best known for his books Breaking the Chains , Our Future is History and Scat t’Larrups? released on May 15th 2008.

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[edit] Discovery of Cornish Nationalism

His interest in the Cornish language and history developed while he was studying at Liverpool Polytechnic in the late 1970s.[2].

[edit] Work for Cornish Nationalism

Much of his work deals with the detail of the core issues of the Cornish national movement as well as a re-examination of Cornish history.

In 1997 Angarrack started writing his first book, Breaking the Chains, which was released in 1999, and looked at uncovering the truth about Cornish history and identity. It was so popular in Cornwall it outsold Harry Potter in Truro.[2]

Angarrack was one of the founder members of Cornwall 2000, a civil liberty / human rights organisation based in Bodmin, Cornwall. The group is currently lobbying the UK government over the specific exclusion of the Cornish from the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Angarrack believes the Cornish people are a national minority, as they have their own distinct language and culture and the Government should undertake to examine fully the unique Constitutional status of Cornwall. He also believes that the true history of Cornwall and the Cornish language should be taught in local schools.[2]

[edit] Publications

  • Breaking the chains : propaganda, censorship, deception and the manipulation of public opinion in Cornwall, Camborne, Cornish Stannary Publications, 1999. ISBN 0952931311
  • Our future is history : identity, law and the Cornish question, Padstow, Independent Academic Press, 2002. ISBN 0952931346
  • Scat t’Larrups?
The book was released on 15 May 2008 is Angarrack's follow-up book to Breaking the Chains and Our Future is History, concerning police counter-terrorism activities in Cornwall during 2007. It attempts to set events in their proper context.[3]


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[edit] References

  1. ^ Bernard Deacon Cornwall: the Concise History, (The Histories of Europe series) University of Wales Press, (November 2007) ISBN: 978-0-70832032-7 (hardback) 978-0-7083-2031-0 (paperback), page 228.
  2. ^ a b c Falmouth Navigator, 13 February 2002 (Online) "Our Future is History: A look at John Angarrack's new book" by Michelle Elkins (Interview with Angarrack). NOTE: This website has an insistent request for users to register, with a Californian privacy statement. It is owned by MTV and run by Falmouth University College students.
  3. ^ Scat t’Larrups by John Angarrack: publisher's description.
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