Autographed by Janel Curry on the title page. Series Editor's Foreword by Charles Lemert. Preface by James D. Bratt. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Fine condition. A volume in the New Social Formations series. ; New Social Formations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxvi, 257 pages; Signed by One Author.

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Title

COMMUNITY ON LAND: COMMUNITY, ECOLOGY, AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST. (AUTOGRAPHED BY CURRY)

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc c2002, Lanham

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

0742501612

ISBN 13

9780742501614

Binding

Paperback

Edition

First Edition.

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This book looks to the history of the 'the commons' in American and European social thought to better understand contemporary environmental problems. The authors show how American law governing lands and resources relies on the individualist assumptions of Enlightenment thinkers, who regarded land as 'wasted' when not being 'improved' by European agriculture or colonization. Curry and McGuire trace the history of this philosophical and historical legacy and reveal its strong influence on American concepts on community and land. They not only reveal the law's insufficient comprehension of community rights, but they also advocate realistic policy alternatives whereby community governance can better solve the challenges of resource management and other American social problems.

About the Author

Janel M. Curry is the dean for research and scholarship at Calvin College in Michigan. Steven McGuire is associate professor and chair of the sociology department at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio.

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