AuthorEly, James W., 1938-
TitleThe guardian of every other right : the constitutional history of property rights / James W. Ely, Jr
Imprint New York : Oxford University Press, 1992
Descript x, 193p. ; 21 cm

CONTENT

The Origins of property rights: the colonial period -- The Revolutionary era, 1765-1787 -- "Property must be secured" establishing a new constitutional order -- The Developing 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 laissez-faire constitutionalism -- Property rihgts and the regulatory state -- Epilogue


SUBJECT

  1. Constitutional
  2. Right of property -- United States -- History
  3. United States -- Constitutional history

LOCATIONCALL#STATUS
Law Library (3rd Floor)K/US.910 E54g 1992 CHECK SHELVES