Guardian of Every Other Right A Constitutional History of Property Rights

Name: Guardian of Every Other Right A Constitutional History of Property Rights
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ISBN: 9780195323337

ISBN-10: 0195323335

ISBN-13: 9780195323337

Edition: 3rd 2007

Authors: James W. Ely, James W. Ely

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The Guardian of Every Other Right 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. The book emphasizes the interplay of law, ideology, politics, and economic change in shaping constitutional thought and provides a historical perspective on the contemporary debate about property rights. Since publication of the original edition of this work, both academic and popular interest in the constitutional rights of property owners has markedly increased. Now in its third edition, this text has been revised to incorporate a full treatment of important judicial…

Book details

List price: $42.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 8.11" wide x 5.51" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Editor's Preface


Preface


Introduction



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


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliographical Essay


Index of Cases


Index


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