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The guardian of every other right [electronic resource] : a constitutional history of property rights / James W. Ely, Jr.
By: Ely, James W
.Series: Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights: Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Edition: 3rd ed.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 216 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199851508 (ebook) :; 0199851506 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Right of property -- United States -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780195323337DDC classification: 323.4'6'0973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.