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Dead hands : a social history of wills, trusts, and inheritance law
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- Creator
- Lawrence M. Friedman
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law Books, [2009]
- ©2009
- Physical Details
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- 230 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0804762090, 9780804762090, 0804760365, 9780804760362
- OCLC
- ocn259716073
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-216) and index.
- Introduction -- Distribution after death -- The last will and testament -- Breaking a will : will contests and their social meaning -- Will substitutes -- Dynastic and caretaker trusts -- Control by the dead and its limits : the rise and fall of the rule against perpetuities -- Charitable gifts and foundations -- Death and taxes -- Conclusion