{"product_id":"commodity-propriety-competing-visions-of-property-in-american-legal-thought-1776-1970-paperback","title":"Commodity \u0026 Propriety: Competing Visions of Property in American Legal Thought, 1776-1970 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory S. Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people understand property as something that is owned, a means of creating individual wealth. But in \u003ci\u003eCommodity and Propriety\u003c\/i\u003e, the first full-length history of the meaning of property, Gregory Alexander uncovers in American legal writing a competing vision of property that has existed alongside the traditional conception. Property, Alexander argues, has also been understood as \u003ci\u003eproprietary\u003c\/i\u003e, a mechanism for creating and maintaining a properly ordered society. This view of property has even operated in periods-such as the second half of the nineteenth century-when market forces seemed to dominate social and legal relationships. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In demonstrating how the understanding of property as a private basis for the public good has competed with the better-known market-oriented conception, Alexander radically rewrites the history of property, with significant implications for current political debates and recent Supreme Court decisions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory S. Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is the A. Robert Noll Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eGlobal Debate over Constitutional Property: The Competing Visions of Property in American Legal Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 9.01 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68104119484722,"sku":"9780226013541","price":95.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/2FKtl-iNsp9780226013541.webp?v=1793314238","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/commodity-propriety-competing-visions-of-property-in-american-legal-thought-1776-1970-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}