Early Modern Conceptions of PropertyJohn Brewer, Susan Staves Early Modern Conceptions of Property draws together distinguished academics from a variety of disciplines, including law, economics, politics, art history, social history and literature, in order to consider fundamental issues of property in the early modern period. Presenting diverse original historical and literary case studies in a sophisticated theoretical framework, it offers a challenge to conventional interpretations. |
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Part II Property and legal ideology | 93 |
Part III Property and the family | 159 |
Part IV Property and the construction of a self | 219 |
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