Trespassing: An Inquiry into the Private Ownership of Land - Couverture rigide

Mitchell, John Hanson

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ISBN 10 : 0201442140 ISBN 13 : 9780201442144

Editeur : Perseus Books, 1998

Synopsis

How did we come to adopt the strange notion of owning land?an exploration by one of Americas finest nature writers.. In this richly entertaining story that reaches back to the beginning of British common law and up to the most recent Supreme Court takings decisions, John Mitchell reveals how we came to accept a system of private ownership. Building upon the heartbreaking story of a tribe of praying Indians who bought into the colonists legal system and settled their own 2000-acre tract, only to be dispossessed and herded into a detention camp, he explores every variation on this important theme. }In this richly entertaining story that reaches back to the beginning of British common law and up to the most recent Supreme Court takings decisions, John Mitchell reveals how we came to accept a system of private ownership. Building upon the heartbreaking story of a tribe of praying Indians who bought into the colonists legal system and settled their own 2000-acre tract, only to be dispossessed and herded into a detention camp, he explores every variation on this important theme. An hilarious visit to the Mitchell ancestral manor in Scotland, a brilliant panorama of the single vast grid into which we carved the great plains and mountains of the West, a surreal excursion to a Native American reservation now developed into a mammoth casino, and suspenseful encounters between developers and conservationiststhese are among the highlights of a truly original and timely book. }

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Trespassing, ""a thoughtful, beautifully written addition to environmental and regional literature"" (Kirkus Reviews), is a historical survey of the evolution of private ownership of land, concentrating on the various land uses of a 500-acre tract of land over a 350-year period. What began as wild land controlled periodically by various Native American tribes became British crown land after 1654, then private property under US law, and finally common land again in the late twentieth century. Mitchell considers every aspect of the important issue of land ownership and explores how our attitudes toward land have changed over the centuries.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Perseus Books
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0201442140
• ISBN 13: 9780201442144
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible