A nuanced and entirely new theory of property that reconciles individual autonomy and community. Professor Alexander shows that property exists to promote human flourishing, and that is why - and how - property law places obligations on owners. Thrilling to read and an instant classic."
Joseph William Singer, Bussey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Gregory S. Alexander is the A. Robert Noll Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. He is a nationally renowned expert in property law, and he has taught at Cornell since 1985. Alexander has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, in Palo Alto, California, and at the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative and International Law, in Hamburg and Heidelberg, Germany. Professor Alexander is a prolific and recognized
writer, the winner of the American Publishers Association's 1997 Best Book of the Year in Law award for his work, Commodity and Propriety. His previous Oxford book is Property and Community (edited with Eduardo M. Peñalver) 2010.