Property rights in American history
Subtitle: from the colonial era to the present
By: series editor, James W. Ely, Jr.
Contributors: Ely, James W., 1938-
Publisher: Garland Pub.; Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
Subjects: Right of property -- United States.; Right of property -- United States -- History.; Property -- United States.; Property -- United States -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1. Property rights in the colonial era and early republic; title: 2. Property rights in the age of enterprise; title: 3. Reform and regulation of property rights; title: 4. The contract clause in American history; title: 5. Contemporary property rights issues; title: 6. Main themes in the debate over property rights.