Habit of Turning the World Upside Down: Our Belief in Property and the Cost of That Belief

The Habit of Turning the World Upside Down: Our Belief in Property and the Cost of That Belief

By Howard Mansfield

Our rock-solid belief in the certainty of property gives way to anguish when competing interests challenge it

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Publisher: Bauhan Pub
Publish Date: 10/02/2018
Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780872332706
ISBN-10: 0872332705
Language: English

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While reporting on citizens fighting natural gas pipelines and transmission lines planned to cut right across their homes, Howard Mansfield saw the emotional toll of these projects. "They got under the skin," writes Mansfield. "This was about more than kilowatts, powerlines, and pipelines. Something in this upheaval felt familiar. I began to realize that I was witnessing an essential American experience: the world turned upside down. And it all turned on one word: property."

About the Author

Howard Mansfield sifts through the commonplace and the forgotten to discover stories that tell us about ourselves and our place in the world. He writes about history, architecture, and preservation. He is the author of nine books, including In the Memory House, The Bones of the Earth, The Same Ax, Twice, and Dwelling in Possibility: Searching for the Soul of Shelter which The Boston Globe called "a wholly original meditation .

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