Abstract

The desire to possess land is one of the most ancient and deeprooted instincts of mankind. It can be traced back to days. When primitive man was a cave-dwelles and possessed small patch of land near by on which h perhaps grew a small patch of grain to support himself. As he advanced in civilisation and went though the postoral and then the agricultural stages the passion for the possession of land also became deeper and deeper. Till a settled Government under a Strong chief developed and laws were evolvedto keep order between man and ma.this land hunger often proved to be the cause of strife between indituals and sometimes between neighbouring tribes.in fact the histoty of mankind is in great parta record of a series of confficts on nations warring for the possession of land.Till recnt times in new countries like Australia. Cnada or the United States of America vast stretches of land lay unexplored and unocupied so that men with a sprit of adventure and enterprise were free to enclose and on as much land as they could cultivate without hindrance save when their activeness came into clash with those of their neighbours.In old established countries howeverthis impelling force has suffered a strong check.since Population has indreased and all land has been occupied. In fact, by reason of the development of a surplus population and owing to the fact there are no other channels or occupations into which the attention of this surplus could be diverted from land.a disintegration has naturally set in.This is most in evidence in old non-industrialied countries like India where agriculture is still considered the premier industry.

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