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Bulldozed : Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land.

Eminent domain entered the awareness of many Americans with the recent U.S. Supreme Court case Kelo v. New London. Across the political spectrum, people were outraged when the Court majority said that a local government may transfer property from one private party to another under the "public u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Main, Carla T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Encounter Books, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction; PART 1 A GLEAM I N FREEPORT'S EYE; CHAPTER 1 THE FISH HOUSE; CHAPTER 2 THE MYSTERY FAX; CHAPTER 3 APRIL FOOLS; CHAPTER 4 ON THE RIVER; PART II THE LUST FOR LAND; CHAPTER 5 MADISON'S BEEF, WEBSTER'S SHOWDOWN; CHAPTER 6 BLIGHT, BEAUTY, BOUNTY; CHAPTER 7 KELO; CHAPTER 8 THE KELO BACKLASH; CHAPTER 9 DEMOCRACY, FREEPORT STYLE; CHAPTER 10 MISERY LOVES COMPANY; CHAPTER 11 TEARING THE TOWN IN TWO; EPILOGUE; ACKNOLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX.