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Property and Commons: The tangible and the intangible (2022)
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Jones, H., & Gerrard, C. (2023). Property and Commons: The tangible and the intangible. In N. Graham, M. Davies, & L. Godden (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Property, Law and Society (349-361). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003139614

In this chapter we review the commons in law and in practice in a British context, taking the long historical perspective. We set the scene with some modern legal definitions, then explore what ancient common land meant in practice. The commons is a... Read More about Property and Commons: The tangible and the intangible.