Assembling Enclosure: Transformations in the Rural Landscape of Post-Medieval North-East England (Explorations in Local and Regional History)

A groundbreaking re-assessment of landscape history in North-East England using Actor-Network Theory. This book fills a gap in the landscape history of North-East England, re-assessing enclosure and improvement through the lens of Actor-Network Theory (ANT).

Ronan O'Donnell reveals how local actors, including landowners, tenants, and the landscape itself, contributed to landscape transformation. By exploring the social, economic, and environmental factors at play,

• Understand the complex processes of landscape change in Northumberland.
• Re-assess familiar historical topics with new theoretical frameworks.
• Discover the local factors contributing to broader historical trends.

This book transforms our understanding of landscape creation in Northumberland and offers wider implications for studying enclosure in other regions.

Ronan O'Donnell has a doctorate from the University of Durham, having gained a BSc in Archaeology from Durham and an MA in English Local History from the University of Leicester. His interests focus on the relationship between global and local process and the implications of changes to systems of land tenure.