Main entry:

Dobbz, Hannah.

Title & Author:

Nine-tenths of the law : property and resistance in the United States / by Hannah Dobbz.

Publication:

Oakland, Calif. : AK Press, ©2012.

Description:

[x], 302 pages ; 17 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-284) and index.
And then there were none: indigenous land struggles and the problem of ownership -- "Scattering the seeds of discord, misery, and insurrection with both hands": land distribution and resistance in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- Junkspace and its discontents: a modern history of urban housing -- The rendering scarce: squatters in the foreclosure age -- Surreal estate: adverse possession and other tales of squatters "rights" -- Outrunning the white elephant: a thoughtful approach to homeownership -- Equitable living without equity: housing cooperatives and land trusts -- The stories of spaces: urban planning and the wonder of used places.

Summary:

How does 'property' fit into designs for an equitable society? This book examines the history of squatting and property struggles in the United States from colonialism to 20th century urban squatting and the foreclosure crisis of the late 2000s, and how such resistance movements shape the law. The book highlights recent tactics like creative squatting ventures and the use of adverse possession to claim title to vacant homes. Hannah Dobbz unveils the tangled relationship Americans have always had in creating and sustaining healthy communities.

ISBN:

9781849351188 (pbk.)
184935118X (pbk.)
9781849351195 (eBook)
1849351198 (eBook)

Subject:

Squatters United States History.
Occupancy (Law) United States History.
Occupation (Droit civil) États-Unis Histoire.
Occupancy (Law)
Squatters.
United States.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307660
Call No.: BIB 253133
Status: Available