This 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

Despite the fact that their archives survive in volume and depth across the country, relatively little is known about the fascinating and complex role of the la

Despite the fact that their archives survive in volume and depth across the country, relatively little is known about the fascinating and complex role of the la

"A genuine tour-de-force" - Lesley McDowell on 'An Exquisite Sense of What Is Beautiful'. Palestine 1920s. Working as a land agent for one of the richest men in

Land agents have been stereotypically represented in Irish history as alien, capricious, and, in general, the tormentors of the tenantry. However, to date, no d