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Andrew McTominey

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Urban-environmental historian of water and reservoirs in C19th and C20th Britain. Own views.

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Andrew McTominey @mctom.bsky.social · Aug 28

All that's left to say is read and (hopefully!) enjoy!

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Andrew McTominey @mctom.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks finally to the RHS and the New Historical Perspectives team, especially editor Elizabeth Hurren, @matthewjkelly.bsky.social, and mentor @catherineclark.bsky.social, whose support was incredibly valuable.

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Andrew McTominey @mctom.bsky.social · Aug 28

The book has been long in the works. It, and the PhD it's based on, wouldn't have been possible without the incredible support of @shaneewen.bsky.social and @re-histories.bsky.social. Thanks also to @tomhulme.bsky.social who has supported throughout, and past colleagues @leedsbeckett.bsky.social

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Andrew McTominey @mctom.bsky.social · Aug 28

Please feel free to buy the book (I have some discount codes if anyone would like one!) but the book is available for free online thanks to the Royal Historical Society, University of London Press, and funding from the Bodleian Library.

Waterscapes | University of London Press

This book explores the impacts of reservoir construction and management in England and Wales from the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth century. Taking a comparative approach with case studies from L...

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Andrew McTominey @mctom.bsky.social · Aug 28

While it's obviously not nice to be in the middle of a drought, it is quite timely, as I allude to in a blog I've done to celebrate the book's release for the RHS.

Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales | Historical Transactions

blog.royalhistsoc.org

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Andrew McTominey @mctom.bsky.social · Aug 28

So I've written a book! Waterscapes is about how impactful our need for water is on the environment and people. It's also about the ways in which infrastructure projects can impact place for good or bad.

Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Aug 28

Published today: 'Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales', by Andrew McTominey bit.ly/4n4LkxB

'Waterscapes' is the 23rd title in the Society's New Historical perspectives book series, published @uolpress.bsky.social. Available free Open Access and in print 1/2

Cover for: Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales, by Andrew McTominey

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Shane Ewen @shaneewen.bsky.social · Oct 3

Good to see this article on ‘Waterworks, municipal government and the environment in twentieth-century Britain’ published open access in @urbanhistory.bsky.social by @mctom.bsky.social

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Waterworks, municipal government and the environment in twentieth-century Britain | Urban History | Cambridge Core

Waterworks, municipal government and the environment in twentieth-century Britain - Volume 51 Issue 3

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Rob Ellis @rehistories.bsky.social · Dec 20

Good to see @mctom.bsky.social, congrats!!

Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · Oct 27

New Open Access article available

Andrew McTominey, 'Waterworks, municipal government and the environment in twentieth-century Britain'

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Title and abstract for the article linked in the post

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