This book is simultaneously a story of a troubled people and an analysis of protest, violence, and challenge to the state authority. The setting is Japan and the instance is the controversial building of the Tokyo International Airport.

As Ian Angus documents in The War Against the Commons, mass opposition to dispossession has never ceased.

From the bestselling author of "Still life with bread crumbs." This story begins in the 1960s, and explores how Mimi Miller comes of age, over and over again. As the years go by, the unthinkable starts to seem inevitable.

Fire on the Mountain Grandfather John Vogelin's land is his life -- a barren stretch of New Mexican wilderness, mercifully bypassed by civilization.

Ilya Somin s "The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain" is the definitive review of one of the most controversial Supreme Court cases of the 21st century.

During the Depression, eleven-year-old Carrie makes her annual summer visit to her relatives in the Blue Ridge Mountains and watches her determined grandfather fight against the government's attempt to take his farm land for a new national ...

With coverage of musical styles including classical, country, and jazz, this is the ultimate guide to the violin.Discover how to: Choose the right violin and accessories Develop correct violin and bow hold Understand the language of music ...

Considers all of the primary limitations on government regulations of property - Takings; Due Process; Contracts Clause; Equal Protection; the Vested Rights Doctrine; Anti-Retroactivity Presumptions; Internal Limits on the Police Power ...

In the rolling hills of southern Indiana, an elderly couple copes with the fear that their river bottom farm-- the only home they've ever known-- will be taken from them through an act of eminent domain so the river flowing through their ...