An edition of The Limits of Sovereignty (2007)
The Limits of Sovereignty
Property Confiscation in the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War
By Daniel W. Hamilton
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Publish Date
February 1, 2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Language
eng
Pages
200
Description:
Americans take for granted that government cannot permanently seize private property without just compensation. Yet for much of American history, such a view constituted the weaker side of an ongoing argument about government sovereignty and individual rights. This text looks at the reasons behind this shift.