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The Edges of the Field

Lessons on the Obligations of Ownership

Joseph William Singer

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English
Beacon Press
01 September 2018
In The Edges of the Field Harvard law professor Joseph William Singer offers a brilliant and cogent look at America's complex relation to property and ownership. Incorporating examples as far-reaching as the experience of Malden Mills owner and Polartec manufacturer Aaron Feuerstein, the Torah, and the musical Rent, Singer reminds us that ownership is a curious blend of security and vulnerability between owner and nonowner. He proposes that the manner in which property shapes social relations of power is as important as ownership rights.
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Imprint:   Beacon Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   184g
ISBN:   9780807004395
ISBN 10:   0807004391
Pages:   136
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Joseph William Singer is professor of law at Harvard Law School and author of Entitlement- The Paradoxes of Property. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews for The Edges of the Field: Lessons on the Obligations of Ownership

A brilliant and creative idea that will sustain for the long-term our economic system. --Aaron Feuerstein, president and CEO of Malden Mills, Inc. <br> Startling new answers. Singer turns the inherently inegalitarian implication of property on its head. --(starred review) Publishers Weekly <br> In this compact, challenging book, Joseph Singer argues that with property rights go human responsibilities. The result is very welcome, readable achievement [that is] much needed. --Milner S. Ball, author of Called by Stories: Biblical Sagas and Their Challenge for Law <br> Harvard law professor Singer is an expert on property law, the focus of this often surprising meditation on what haves and have-nots owe each other. -- Booklist


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