Property : meanings, histories, theories / Margaret Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Margaret (Law teacher)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Property.

Physical Description:

162 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge-Cavendish, 2007.

Summary:

This critique of property examines its classical conception: addressing its ontology and history, as well as considering its symbolic aspects and connection to social relations of power. It is organized around three themes: the ways in which concepts of property are symbolically and practically connected to relations of powerthe 'objects' of property in changing contexts of materialismchallenges to the Western idea of property posed by colonial and post-colonial contexts, such as the disempowerment through property of whole cultures, the justifications for colonial expansion and bio piracy. Dealing with the symbolism of property, its history, traditional philosophical accounts and cultural difference, Margaret Davis has written an invaluable volume for all law students interested in property law.

Notes:

"A GlassHouse book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-156) and index.

ISBN:

9781904385844

1904385842

9780415429337

0415429331

9780203937310

0203937317

OCLC:

144570945

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