ABSTRACT
The text emphasizes the rich tapestry of human relationships embedded in the ownership of real and personal property. Five recurrent themes highlight tensions inherent in property law and encourage students to think more broadly about property as a unified discipline: (1) possession and dispossession (highlighting how possession by some can lead to the dispossession of others); (2) property law and race (considering how property law affects the distribution of wealth and power within a society); (3) the importance of place (highlighting the tension between property as a market commodity and as a place capable of fostering personhood and community interactions); (4) ‘just passing through’ (raising the issue of ‘dead hand control’); and (5) ‘a changing world’ (addressing the tension between traditional, stable property principles and changing social and physical landscapes). The book is divided into four parts …
Christine Klein and Shannon Roesler, Property: Cases, Problems, and Skills (Aspen Publishers 3d ed 2024).
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