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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 (xiii, 216 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Other Title:
- Guardian of Every Other Right
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-029581-3
- 0-19-985150-6
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