Through the lens of anthropology and history, the author examines the culture of property and the evolution of property law, especially in regard to the public trust doctrine and the oyster beds of Ne
This collection of eighteen original essays evaluates the use and misuse of common-property resources, taking as its starting point ecologist Garret Hardin's assertion in "The Tragedy of the Commons"
Against the Grain gathers scholars from across disciplines to explore the work of ecological anthropologist Andrew P. Vayda and the future of the study of human ecology.
