Books by Jedediah Purdy

A leading environmental thinker explores how people might begin to heal their fractured and contentious relationship with the land and with each other. From the coalfields of Appalachia and the tobacco fields of the Carolinas to the public lands of the West, Purdy shows how the land has always united and divided Americans.

Touching upon some of the most controversial issues in American politics and law, including slavery, inheritance, international development, and climate change, this title offers a view of property and freedom and enriches our understanding of democratic society.