Ely, James W., 1938-
The guardian of every other right a constitutional history of property rights / [electronic resource] : James W. Ely, Jr. - 3rd ed. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xiii, 216 p.) : ill. - Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights . - Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199851508 (ebook) : No price
Right of property--History.--United States
KF562 / .E54 2008
323.460973
The guardian of every other right a constitutional history of property rights / [electronic resource] : James W. Ely, Jr. - 3rd ed. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xiii, 216 p.) : ill. - Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights . - Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199851508 (ebook) : No price
Right of property--History.--United States
KF562 / .E54 2008
323.460973