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Reekie's Architectural Drawing is the new title chosen for the latest revision of the author's classic text Draughtmanship: Architectural and Building Graphics. The book remains faithful to its original aim of introducing beginners to a wide range of traditional techniques. Text and illustrations have been updated throughout and a new section on the application of computer graphics is included.Widely used and respected for many years, this is a handy compendium of techniques for students in construction related courses in further or higher education.

Irish genealogy now attracts unprecedented interest both at home and abroad. Many who try to trace their roots, however, are disappointed. This practical, fact-filled book can turn failure into success. The Irish Roots Guide – offers clear, step-by-step instructions – provides an introduction to each of the important documentary collections – equips you to do your own research in the Irish archives, showing how to avoid pitfalls – adopts a fresh approach to family history, debunks myths, and never forgets that half of our ancestors were women. Whether your research is to be a lifelong hobby or a once-off quest, this book will prove indispensable.

Reekie's Architectural Drawing is the new title chosen for the latest revision of the author's classic text Draughtmanship: Architectural and Building Graphics. The book remains faithful to its original aim of introducing beginners to a wide range of traditional techniques. Text and illustrations have been updated throughout and a new section on the application of computer graphics is included.Widely used and respected for many years, this is a handy compendium of techniques for students in construction related courses in further or higher education.

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.

Presents a comparative analysis of land issues and impact of reform across the British and Irish Isles, in Ireland, Scotland and WalesA 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 WalesDraws together a host of valuable new case studies and novel perspectives which will provide a framework and inspiration for future work in this areaKey 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 UKThis 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.

This volume explores the provenance, mechanisms and impact of land legislation and land reform in Ireland from the 1800 to 2024, one of the dominant issues in Irish politics, society, economy and culture through the whole period.