The Mark in Europe and America

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mark in Europe and America: A Review of the Discussion on Early Land Tenure Both the theoretical and the practical sides of the question of land-ownership have, of late years, occupied a prominent place in the discussions not only of economists, but also of that considerable number of persons who are interested in economic questions. An important chapter of this discussion is concerned with the historical development of property in land, and this has turned almost entirely on the theory of the Germanic Mark and its relation to communal ownership. The writer of this essay, during a year of rest from his regular duties, has been able to take advantage of the ample material afforded by Harvard University bearing upon the subject, and to make this small contribution to the further consideration of the problem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.