Shadow on the Sun on Nostr: Nick Hayes' "The Book of Trespass" is a critical exploration of land ownership and ...
Nick Hayes' "The Book of Trespass" is a critical exploration of land ownership and social inequality in #England.
The book examines how private land ownership has created systemic exclusion, with 92% of land and 97% of waterways being inaccessible to the public.
Key Themes
Land Ownership: Hayes argues that land ownership is deeply connected to social #inequality and power dynamics
Historical Injustice: The book traces how land was systematically stolen from common people through enclosure acts, with six million acres enclosed in less than 100 years
Trespass as #Resistance: Hayes documents his personal journeys of trespassing on private estates to reveal their problematic histories
Central Arguments
Land ownership laws have created barriers of class, race, and gender
Many large estates were built on foundations of #violence, #slavery, and exploitation
The current system of land ownership is fundamentally unjust and should be challenged
The book is both a personal narrative of trespass and an intellectual critique of #property laws, ultimately calling for more communal and equitable land access.
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#Austrian_Economy
#Decentralization
#Permaculture
The book examines how private land ownership has created systemic exclusion, with 92% of land and 97% of waterways being inaccessible to the public.
Key Themes
Land Ownership: Hayes argues that land ownership is deeply connected to social #inequality and power dynamics
Historical Injustice: The book traces how land was systematically stolen from common people through enclosure acts, with six million acres enclosed in less than 100 years
Trespass as #Resistance: Hayes documents his personal journeys of trespassing on private estates to reveal their problematic histories
Central Arguments
Land ownership laws have created barriers of class, race, and gender
Many large estates were built on foundations of #violence, #slavery, and exploitation
The current system of land ownership is fundamentally unjust and should be challenged
The book is both a personal narrative of trespass and an intellectual critique of #property laws, ultimately calling for more communal and equitable land access.
#Nostr
#Bitcoin
#Austrian_Economy
#Decentralization
#Permaculture