Ownership Regimes in the Iberian World (1500-1850) - (Max Planck Studies in Global Legal History of the Iberian Worlds) (Hardcover)

About the Book

Discover how land-use norms developed globally from the 15th to 19th centuries in the Iberian world. This first volume of Ownership Regimes explores kinship and community roles in shaping historical land-use patterns through local practices.

Book Synopsis

Explore a new perspective on land relations with Ownership Regimes, which shifts focus from traditional legal views to socio-historical contexts. This book reveals how land holding was influenced by diverse practices, including doctrine, laws, customs, regional kinship, and community ties. By understanding these as components of a broader normative framework, scholars from different regions show how complex social, religious, and cultural norms shaped efficient and enduring land-use arrangements. It challenges historians and legal scholars to examine the interplay of these norms in the Iberian world, uncovering how they defined ownership, division, regulation, and conflict resolution in various regions.

Contributors are: Manuel Bastias Saavedra, Alessandro Buono, Thiago Mota, José Carlos De La Puente Luna, Íñigo Ena Sanjuán, Alcira Dueñas, Marta Martín Gabaldón, Carolina Jurado, Crislayne Alfagali, and Rosa Congost.