Dead hands
a social history of wills, trusts, and inheritance law
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Author
Publication
2009 - Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif, California
Language
English
Word Count
57,500 words, Guess
Page Count
230 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22552657M
- ISBN-139780804760362
- OCLC Control Number259716073
- OCLC Control Numberdeadhandssocialh0000frie
- Library of Congress Control Number2008042353
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- Goodreads6717898
- LibraryThing8283997
Classifications
- DDC346.7305/2
- LCCKF753 .F75 2009
Description
Law and custom allow people many ways to pass on their property. As Friedman's enlightening social history reveals, a decline in formal rules, the ascendancy of will substitutes over classic wills, social changes like the rise of the family of affection, changing ideas of acceptable heirs, and the potential disappearance of the estate tax all play a large role in the balance of wealth. Dead Hands uncovers the tremendous social and legal importance of this rite of passage, and how it reflects changing values and priorities in American families and society. --from publisher description.
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