Who owns America? : social conflict over property rights / / edited by Harvey M. Jacobs

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910964094403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Madison, : University of Wisconsin Press, c1998
• ISBN: 9786612424151; 9781282424159; 1282424157; 9780299159931; 0299159930
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JacobsHarvey Martin <1952->
• Disciplina: 323.4
• Soggetti: Land tenure - United States; Land tenure - Government policy - United States; Right of property - United States; Eminent domain - United States; Public lands - United States - Management; Land use - Environmental aspects - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes selected papers from a conference held in 1995.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Maps and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Private Property Rights and the Public Interest -- 1. Rousseau's Revenge: The Demise of the Freehold Estate -- 2. The "Wisdom," but Uncertain Future, of the Wise Use Movement -- 3. Private Property Rights with Responsibilities: What Would Thomas Jefferson Say about the "Wise Use" Movement? -- 4. Turning NEPA on Its Head: Assessments That Advance Property Rights at the Expense of the Environment -- Part II. Private Interests in Public Lands -- 5. Land Tenure, Land Policy, and the Property Rights Debate -- 6. Markets and Ethics in U.S. Property Law -- 7. Leaving the Land Behind: Struggles for Land Reform in U.S. Federal Policy, 1933-1965 -- 8. Ecosystem Management: Who's Entitled? -- Part III. Land, Culture, and Place -- 9. Cultural Dimensions of Land Tenure in the United States -- 10. Forest ; Tenur and Cultural Landscapes: Environmental Histories in the Kickapoo Valley -- 11. Land Tenure and Ecosystem Management in Indian Country -- 12. The Political Economy of Land Tenure: Appalachia and the Southeast -- Conclusion: Who Owns America? -- Contributors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Land ownership by individual citizens is a cornerstone of American heritage and a centerpiece of the American dream. Thomas Jefferson called it the key to our success as a democracy. Yet the question of who owns America not only remains unanswered but is central to a fundamental conflict that can pit private property rights advocates against government policymakers and environmentalists. Land use authority Harvey M. Jacobs has gathered a provocative collection of perspectives from eighteen contributors in the fields of law, history, anthropology, economics, sociology, forestry, and environmental studies. Who Owns America? begins with the popular view of land ownership as seen though the television show Bonanza! It examines public regulation of private land; public land management; the roles culture and ethnic values play in land use; and concludes with Jacobs' title essay. Who Owns America? is a powerful and illuminating exploration of the very terrain that makes us Americans. Its broad set of theoretical and historical perspectives will fascinate historians, environmental activists, policy makers, and all who care deeply about the land we share.