The guardian of every other right : a constitutional history of property rights / James W. Ely, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ely, James W., Jr., 1938-

Series:

Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights.

Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right of property--United States--History.

Right of property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Editor's Preface. Preface. Introduction. 1. The Origins of Property Rights: The Colonial Period. 2. The Revolutionary Era, 1765-1787. 3. ""Property Must Be Secured"": Establishing a New Constitutional Order. 4. The Development of Property Rights in the Antebellum Era, 1791-1861. 5. The Gilded Age and the Challenge of Industrialization. 6. Progressive Reform and Judicial Conservatism, 1900-1932. 7. The New Deal and the Demise of Laissez-Faire Constitutionalism. 8. Property Rights and the Regulatory State. 9. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliographical Essay. Index of Cases. Index

Contents:

The origins of property rights : the colonial period

The Revolutionary era, 1765-1787

"Property must be secured" : establishing a new constitutional order

The development of property rights in the antebellum era, 1791-1861

The Gilded Age and the challenge of industrialization

Progressive reform and judicial conservatism, 1900-1932

The new deal and the demise of property-conscious constitutionalism

Property rights and the regulatory state.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.185-198) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-34577-6

9786611345778

0-19-972452-0

OCLC:

476245559