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I don’t believe that there is any such thing as true sole authorship. Many of the ideas I express in this book emerged from conversations with others. And my extensive research would have been impossible without others’ incredible and repeated generosity.
This book started as a dissertation to complete my Ph.D. in Sociology at Princeton University, where I received more intellectual support than I had imagined possible. During my time at Princeton, Paul DiMaggio brilliantly and repeatedly eased my way forward. I am exceedingly grateful for his consistent generosity of mind and spirit; his excitement about, interest in, and insights into my work; and his many careful readings of my drafts. Kim Scheppele was my primary guide to smart and creative methodology and to legal sociology. She patiently discussed my findings during every stage of the research, often warning me not to simplify the lessons too early and directing me down promising new paths. Kim managed to push and support me in so many ways that I respect and admire. Miguel Centeno graciously guided and motivated me well before my dissertation and continues to do so well beyond it. He offered an attentive ear and amazingly astute advice about countless decisions and about my writing in ways that only someone with such a vast wealth of knowledge and enormous respect for people and history could. Viviana Zelizer charitably shared her intense curiosity and uncommon vision about economic transactions with me. She helped me communicate clearly without violating the complexity of my subject. Hendrik (Dirk) Hartog’s fascination with American law has infected and inspired me, and I am extremely grateful to him. He showed excitement about my work that helped me to believe in it, and he always posed the questions I wanted to answer but had not yet learned how to ask. Beyond Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Wendell Pritchett, author of the best article on eminent domain and economic development in existence, helped to launch my research by lending his expertise on that very subject—as well as on local governance and Philadelphia.
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