Ownership, Narrative, Things (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book uses a case study of a low-cost home ownership initiative at the margins of renting and owning provided by social landlords - known as shared ownership - to challenge everyday assumptions held about the 'social' and the 'legal' in property. The authors provide a study of the construction of property ownership, from the creation of this idea through to the present day, and offer a fresh consideration of key issues surrounding property, ownership, and the social. Analysing a diverse range of sources (from archives to micro-blogs, observation of housing providers, and interviews with shared owners), the authors explain the significance of the things (from the formal documents like leases, to odd materials like sweet wrappers and cigarette butts) commonly found in the narratives around shared ownership which are used to construct it as private ownership in everyday life. Ultimately, they uncover how this dream of ownership can become tarnished when people's identities as 'owners' come under threat, and as such, these findings will provide fascinating insight into the intricacies of so-called home ownership for scholars of Law, Criminology, and Sociology.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Dave Cowan • Helen Carr • Alison Wallace
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	239
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59068-8
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Books > Law > Other areas of law > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Promotions
LSN:	1-137-59068-8
Barcode:	9781137590688

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