The Politics of Land

This volume renews the political sociology of land. Chapters examine dynamics of political control and contention in a range of settings, including land grabs in Asia and Africa, expulsions and territorial control in South America, environmental regulation in Europe, and controversies over fracking, gentrification, and property taxes in the USA.

About the author

Tim Bartley is Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. He is the author of Rules without Rights: Land, Labor, and Private Authority in the Global Economy, which examines sustainability and labor standards in Indonesia and China, and 'Transnational Corporations and Global Governance', published in the Annual Review of Sociology.

Product details

• Assisted by: Tim Bartley (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2019
• EAN: 9781787564282
• ISBN: 978-1-78756-428-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 571 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education