Before eminent domain : toward a history of expropriation of land for the common good / Susan Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Susan, 1929-

Series:

Studies in legal history.

Studies in legal history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eminent domain--History.

Eminent domain.

Eminent domain--History--To 1500.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this concise history of expropriation of land for the common good in Europe and North America from medieval times to 1800, Susan Reynolds contextualizes the history of an important legal doctrine regarding the relationship between government and the institution of private property. Before Eminent Domain concentrates on western Europe and the English colonies in America. As Reynolds argues, expropriation was a common legal practice in many societies in which individuals had rights to land. It was generally accepted that land could be taken from them, with compensation, when th

Contents:

Western Europe before 1100

Western Europe and British North America, 1100-1800

Justifications and discussions

Communities, individuals, and property.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908849-9-2

979-88-9313-413-1

1-4696-0428-0

0-8078-9586-5

OCLC:

593325337