possessiveness

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In two weeks it’ll have competition from “Global Jane Austen: Pleasure, Passion, and Possessiveness in the Jane Austen Community.”

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2013

Possessiveness is either defensive or aggressive; it seeks either to retain against a robber, or to acquire from a present holder.

From Political Ideals by Russell, Bertrand