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Scotland's Foreshore tells the story of the battle that took place during the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century between the Crown and private proprietors over the ownership of the foreshore.

Scotland's Foreshore' tells the story of the battle that took place during the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century between the Crown and private proprietors over the ownership of the foreshore.

This book brings together leading historians and writers on British and Irish rural history, to consider the role of the land agent, or estate manager, from c. 1700 to 1920.

'This is a very important and pioneering comparative study of land agents in Ireland and Britain, a class often reviled in historiography and literature. Ambitious in its scope and accessible in its scholarship, it is crammed with significant original details about the lives, social backgrounds, education, training, capabilities and weaknesses of a class central to Irish and British rural life in the long nineteenth century.'Terence Dooley, Maynooth UniversityExplores the role of land agents in Britain and its imperial territories between c. 1700 and 1920This book brings together leading researchers of British and Irish rural history to consider the role of the land agent, or estate manager, in the modern period. Land agents were an influential and powerful cadre of men, who managed both the day-to-day running and the overall policy direction of landed estates. As such, they occupy a controversial place in academic historiography as well as popular memory in rural Britain and Ireland. Reviled in social history narratives and fictional accounts, the land agent was one of the most powerful tools in the armoury of the British and Irish landed classes and their territorial, political and social dominance. By unpicking the nature and processes of their power, The Land Agent explores who these men were and examines the wider significance of their roles - thus uncovering a neglected history of British rural society.Lowri Ann Rees is Lecturer in Modern History at Bangor University. Ciarán Reilly is based at the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses & Estates, Maynooth University. Annie Tindley is Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at Newcastle University.Note change to credit lineCover image: Loch Glendhu, Sutherland by Oakley Cundall 2017Cover design:[EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-3886-5Barcode

A stimulating review of contemporary land reform in Scotland

Studies continuity and change in the practice of town and country planning in the Scottish Borders, 1946-96 The Scottish Borders comprises the historic counties of Peeblesshire, Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire and Berwickshire - traditionally, an area synonymous with woven cloth [tweed], knitwear and agriculture; also an area that suffered from rural de-population over a prolonged period of time. Against the background of the social, economic and political changes of the 20th century, this book provides a detailed account of the evolution of the practice of town and country planning in the Scottish Borders from its birth in the 1940s to the re-organisation of local government in Scotland in 1996. It shows how town and country planning emerged from being a fringe activity in Borders local government to become the driving force for change in the Region. It is essential reading for all those interested in the history of town and country planning in Scotland and for those who love the Scottish Borders. Key features and benefits  Provides a comprehensive appraisal of the changing role of town and country planning within a unique area of Scotland over a fifty-year period  Examines continuity and change in planning practice in the Scottish Borders  Explores the relationships between planning and economic development in stimulating development in a rural region of Scotland  Analyses how town and country planning in the Scottish Borders developed from a simple land-use control mechanism to a dynamic, pro-active, multi-disciplined activity  The book combines scholarly analysis with a practitioner's perspective of town and country planning in Scotland at both central and local government level. Douglas G. Hope has been a town and country planner for over fifty years. After graduating from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1964 with an Honours degree in Geography, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1965 before pursuing a career in town and country planning. He was elected a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute in 1970. He has worked for both central and local government in Scotland, principally at Borders Regional Council, where he was Depute Director of Planning and Development, and the Scottish Office Inquiry Reporters Unit, now the Scottish Government's Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals.

Presents a comparative analysis of land issues and impact of reform across the British and Irish Isles, in Ireland, Scotland and Wales 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. 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.