American Property: A History of How, Why, and What We Own

by Stuart Banner

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In America, we are eager to claim ownership: our homes, our ideas, our organs, even our own celebrity. But beneath our nation's proprietary longing looms a troublesome question: what does it mean to own something? More simply: what is property?

The question is at the heart of many contemporary controversies, including disputes over who owns everything from genetic material to indigenous culture to music and film on the Internet. To decide...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674058054

ISBN13:9780674058057

Release Date:March 2011

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.72 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.7"

Related Subjects

Americas Business Business & Investing Economics Intellectual Property Law Legal History Property Theory

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