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Community on Land
Curry, Janel M.; McGuire, Steven F.
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Description for Community on Land
Paperback. This text looks to the history of "the commons" in American and European social thought to better understand contemporary environmental problems. The authors reveal the law's insufficient comprehension of community rights and advocate realistic policy alternatives. Series: New Social Formations. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
New Social Formations
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742501614
SKU
V9780742501614
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About Curry, Janel M.; McGuire, Steven F.
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.
Reviews for Community on Land
When people, land, and community are as one, all members prosper. When regarded as competing agents, all suffer. These authors show what we must do to get it right.
Wes Jackson, author of New Roots for Agriculture In a well-reasoned, coherent . . . discussion, Curry and McGuire argue for a renewal of the 'concept of community' to counter ... Read more
Wes Jackson, author of New Roots for Agriculture In a well-reasoned, coherent . . . discussion, Curry and McGuire argue for a renewal of the 'concept of community' to counter ... Read more