Public Property and Private Power: The Corporation of the City of New York in American Law, 1730 1870

by Hendrik Hartog

Book Overview

Using New York City's institutional history as a case study, Hendrik Hartog argues that the emergence of modern local government law was made possible by a deep transformation of political values.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B004JZX6BM
• ISBN13: 9780801495601
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher