{"product_id":"nine-tenths-of-the-law-hannah-dobbz-9781849351188","title":"Nine-Tenths of the Law: Property and Resistance in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Millions of foreclosed homes and abandoned buildings on one hand; millions of Americans desperate for decent shelter on the other. Hannah Dobbz makes the necessary addition of resources and needs in a book that is both a brilliant history of squatting in the USA and a template for the next stage of the Occupy movement.--Mike Davis, author of \u003ci\u003ePlanet of Slums\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBuda's Wagon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does \"property\" fit into designs for an equitable society? \u003ci\u003eNine-tenths of the Law\u003c\/i\u003e examines the history of squatting and property struggles in the United States, from colonialism to twentieth century urban squatting and the foreclosure crisis of the late 2000s, and how such resistance movements shape the law. Stories from our most hard-hit American cities show that property is truly in crisis: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne in five homes in Buffalo, NY, are abandoned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur national housing vacancy rate is 14 percent. If we gave a house to every homeless person in the United States two-thirds of that stock would remain empty.\u003c\/li\u003eIn May of 2011, one in every 103 homes in Nevada was in foreclosure.\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNine-tenths of the Law \u003c\/i\u003eexpands our understanding of property law and highlights recent tactics like creative squatting ventures and the use of adverse possession to claim title to vacant homes. Hannah Dobbz unveils the tangled relationship Americans have always had in creating and sustaining healthy communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Dobbz \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, editor, filmmaker, and former squatter. In 2007 she produced a film about squatters in the Bay Area called \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e. The film has screened widely at universities, bookstores, and community spaces, including the 2009 Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Dobbz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184935118X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849351188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AK Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Hannah Dobbz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634583597311,"sku":"9781849351188","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af0ea863-1804-48b3-9515-10e4f5aa336b.jpg?v=1703589982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nine-tenths-of-the-law-hannah-dobbz-9781849351188","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}