Publication

2003-08-08 - Island Press

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing302398

Classifications

  • LCCHD205.F74 2003

Description

Discussion of a core feature of American life--private ownership of land, water, and other elements of nature. What rights do private owners really possess, and what responsibilities might society reasonably impose on them? Argues that property ownership is an evolving legal arrangement, tied to shifting beliefs about community interest. [book cover].

First Sentence

In 1993, the owners of 960 acres of farmland in Kossuth County, Iowa, petitioned the county board of supervisors to designate their property as a protected "agricultural area" under the laws of the state of Iowa.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Land We Share: Private Property And The Common GoodHardcoverIsland Press2003-08-08

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