Presents a comparative analysis of land issues and impact of reform across the British and Irish Isles, in Ireland, Scotland and Wales
FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand NewThis book interrogates land issues and reform across the British and Irish Isles from c.1800 to 2021, with a particular focus on the period c.1830s-c.1940s. It builds on a rich body of work employing comparative approaches towards the 'Land Question' and the history of landed estates, drawing together fresh and original case studies which contextualise the historiographies of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. The contributors draw out similarities but also highlight the distinctive nature of land issues and reform programmes across the four nations of the British and Irish Isles.
Presents a comparative analysis of land issues and impact of reform across the British and Irish Isles, in Ireland, Scotland and WalesThis book interrogates land issues and reform across the British and Irish Isles from c.1800 to 2021, with a particular focus on the period c.1830s-c.1940s. It builds on a rich body of work employing comparative approaches towards the 'Land Question' and the history of landed estates, drawing together fresh and original case studies which contextualise the historiographies of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. The contributors draw out similarities but also highlight the distinctive nature of land issues and reform programmes across the four nations of the British and Irish Isles.Key themes and issues discussed in the chapters include estate management and relationships between landowner and tenant; land reform agendas; legislative programmes and their impacts; landowner perspectives; and comparisons and contrasts between the experience of reform in the UK.Shaun Evans is Director of the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates (ISWE) at Bangor University. Tony Mc Carthy is Visiting Fellow of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Newcastle University. Annie Tindley is Professor of British and Irish Rural History at Newcastle University.
Shaun Evans, Director of the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates, Bangor University. Tony McCarthy, Visiting Fellow at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University. Annie Tindley, Professor of British and Irish Rural History, Newcastle University.
Acknowledgements; List of contributors; List of Illustrations; Introduction, Shaun Evans, Tony Mc Carthy and Annie Tindley; Section I: Tenants, Landowners and Estate Management; 1. Culmaily: a model of improvement, Duncan Simpson; 2. 'An overwhelming tide of disappointments and vexation' - a case study in estate management on the island of Lewis, 1817-1837, Finlay Mckichan; 3. Public Interest or Profit? The management of the Crown owned foreshore, 1866 - 2019, John MacAskill; Section II: Agitation and Agendas of Reform; 4. Dr Gavin B. Clark, land reformer, Ewen A. Cameron; 5. The rhetoric and politics of land redistribution in southern Ireland, 1919-23: national and local perspectives, Terence Dooley; 6. The Liberties of the Land: Preserving the commons in England in the later 19th and early 20th centuries, Ben Cowell; Section III: Legislation and its Impacts; 7. The introduction of the 'Gregory clause' and Ireland's Great Famine, Ciar
Who owned the countryside was a burning political question in the nineteenth and early twentieth century in all the nations of Britain and Ireland. It has never been resolved. This splendid book brings new energy to our knowledge of the historical question and contributes to a necessary discussion about our own times.?
Presents a comparative analysis of land issues and impact of reform across the British and Irish Isles, in Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Presents a comparative analysis of land issues and impact of reform across the British and Irish Isles, in Ireland, Scotland and Wales A comparative and transnational approach to land issues across Britain and Ireland, with a particular emphasis on the experience and impact of reform in Ireland, Scotland and Wales Draws together a host of valuable new case studies and novel perspectives which will provide a framework and inspiration for future work in this area Key themes and issues discussed in the chapters include estate management and relationships between landowner and tenant; land reform agendas; legislative programmes and their impacts; landowner perspectives; and comparisons and contrasts between the experience of reform in the UK This book interrogates land issues and reform across the British and Irish Isles from c.1800 to 2021, with a particular focus on the period c.1830s-c.1940s. It builds on a rich body of work employing comparative approaches towards the 'Land Question' and the history of landed estates, drawing together fresh and original case studies which contextualise the historiographies of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. The contributors draw out similarities but also highlight the distinctive nature of land issues and reform programmes across the four nations of the British and Irish Isles.
A comparative and transnational approach to land issues across Britain and Ireland, with a particular emphasis on the experience and impact of reform in Ireland, Scotland and Wales Draws together a host of valuable new case studies and novel perspectives which will provide a framework and inspiration for future work in this area Key themes and issues discussed in the chapters include estate management and relationships between landowner and tenant; land reform agendas; legislative programmes and their impacts; landowner perspectives; and comparisons and contrasts between the experience of reform in the UK
British History: Land Economy; Sociology; Sustainability; Geography; Rural Studies; Social Science; Environmental Studies; History and Law.
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