

An edition of The Guardian of Every Other Right (1991)
a constitutional history of property rights
By James W. Ely
Publish Date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
224
Description:
This title chronicles the pivotal role of property rights in fashioning the American constitutional order from the colonial era to the current controversies over eminent domain and land use controls. It book emphasizes the interplay of law, politics, ideology, and economic change in shaping constitutional thought and provides a historical perspective on the contemporary debate about property rights.
subjects: Right of property, History, Constitutional history, Eigendomsrecht, Histoire, Histoire constitutionnelle, Verfassungsrecht, Right of property -- United States -- History, Droit de propriete, Economische aspecten, Eigentum, Constitutional history -- United States, Verfassung, Geschichte, 86.24 property law, Business, Constitutional history, united states
Places: United States