Property Rights: Rights and Liberties Under the Law

by Polly J. Price

A survey of the evolution of property rights in the United States--from constitutional protections and due process to private property rights and government-takings doctrines.

Legal opinions and public attitudes toward property rights have fluctuated over the years, from periods when almost any infringement of these rights was impermissible, to times in which the government was granted much wider latitude. This book examines the history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576077683
• ISBN13: 9781576077689
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher