The Transformation of Edinburgh: Land, Property and Trust in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)

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‘A unique undertaking … by any standards a remarkable piece of scholarship.’ Stana Nenadic, H-Urban

'This is the most important book on post–1760 Edinburgh since A. J. Youngson's The Making of Classical Edinburgh (1966) … Rodger takes us on a fascinating journey.' John Byrom

‘This is a path-breaking book that demands to be read, and re-read, by all those with a serious interest in the material life and culture of the nineteenth and early twentieth-century British, European, and North American city.’ Bill Luckin, The American Historical Review

‘Richard Rodger’s book is a real work of art as well as of devoted craft. It is not simply an economic history, but a cultural account too. The whole is presented in a highly readable form, with superb illustrations, maps and diagrams …’. Scottish Affairs

‘A massive amount of archival material is used alongside official reports and contemporary newspaper/journal articles, to present a comprehensive account of the impact of Victorian landlordism, and the reinvention account of feudalism, on Edinburgh society. Rodger expertly brings out the complexities involved in private development in land, and the relationship between landlords and tenants, and his case studies of individual suburbs - especially that of Dalry - give further illustrations for the reader, and demonstrate once more the relevance of the late-century land reformers to the Scottish urban population. … the clarity of the narrative, and the supporting illustrations, ensures that the reader's attention is kept throughout. The Transformation of Edinburgh should not only be required reading for social and urban historians, but also for the municipal powers-that-be in modern day cities.’ Scottish Economic and Social History

‘… impressively illustrated and littered with helpful tables, charts, and maps, which offer the reader significant assistance …’. Business History Review

‘This book will clearly constitute essential reading for British urban historians, but its significance extends also to those with an interest in the legal, social and economic ramifications of urban growth in the nineteenth century. Based on a formidable body of archival research this volume marks a major new contribution to the study of British urbanisation from the perspective of land and property development, and may well provide a model for future town and city studies.’ Constitution History

‘The work is original and unlikely to be superseded … This work should be in every university library and on the shelves of scholars of nineteenth-century cities.’ Economic History Review

‘This is the most important book since A. J. Youngson’s The Making of Classical Edinburgh and in its breadth and depth of coverage, sophisticated arguments and mastery of difficult primary sources, may be said to exceed the achievement of that pioneering work.’ Book of the Old Edinburgh Club

‘Richard Roger has written a marvellous book showing just how complex and implicit trust relationships usually are, in this case in the building of a great city.’ Urban History

'…Rodger's book offers fascination through its detailed research and thoughtful insights … One of the great delights of the book is the numerous strands within the major themes.' Urban Morphology

'It is evident that all of Edinburgh's major archives have been fully exploited in the production of this work, and that the research included is freshly culled. This book is the definite statement on building and property development in Edinburgh within this period and will remain so for many years to come.' Journal of Urban History

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This clear and lucid study explores the physical transformation of Edinburgh in the nineteenth century. It is based on a formidable amount of new archival research and enriched with fascinating illustrative material. In a powerful analysis of how the law adapted under intense pressure from institutions and individuals to new possibilities for profit, Richard Rodger shows how urban expansion was financed. Victorian ‘feudalism’, he argues, was reasserted. As a consequence, durable housing was created, though at densities and at costs which had adverse consequences for the tenement dwellers within. Trusts, educational endowments and the Church were each instrumental in this process. The urban environmental damage associated with intensive building and overcrowding is also explored, as are the public health and co-operative responses which they prompted. Historians - whether political, urban, economic, social or legal - will find challenging new insights here, which have a resonance far beyond the confines of one city. Winner of the 2003 Frank Watson Prize.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating account of Edinburgh for all, 7 Feb 2006 By  Brian Stevenson (Leicester United Kingdom) - See all my reviews ‘Queen Anne. James V and VI’s wife was devoted to her dogs’. From the very first sentence, one is drawn into the story of the carving up of Edinburgh until it becomes the skyline with which we are familiar on picture postcards today. Richard Rodger’s skill is that having carried out the formidable amount of research for the book; he then brings the characters to life with his lucid prose. Anyone who has been schooled in Edinburgh will be fascinated to read of the rise of James Heriot as a result of Queen Anne’s love for jewellery as well as her dogs! As the Heriot Trust and the Trusts which maintained the Merchant Company Institutions established and were required to maintain hospitals for destitute children which become the day schools we know today, we begin to understand the history of their rivalries. Those of us who have lived in a Scottish tenement or town house will be fascinated to read of relationship between the administration of these trusts and charities and the feu system in Scotland and how this gave rise to the four storey tenement. More influential than the architects was this system of paying for land, so different from the systems that developed in England. Only toward the end of the nineteenth century did the development of co-operative building companies provide a radical architectural alternative in such building projects as the colonies. While the range of historians whom this book will interest – political, urban, economic, social or legal – is impressive, it is equally impressive that it is such a readable story for the non-specialist. The book is arranged in three sections: urban frameworks, legal and institutional; building enterprise and housing management; and complementary visions of society. It has a weighty 500 plus closely packed pages, meticulously and fascinatingly referenced, and yet the reader has no sense of drowning in the detail. Looking hard for a criticism of the book, there is no overall map of Edinburgh, and also some of the plates would be easier to read if they were larger. But the book is beautifully produced, with high quality illustrations, and the figures are pleasingly placed by the relevant text. This book is a pleasure to read. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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