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Author Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930-

Title Dead hands : a social history of wills, trusts, and inheritance law / Lawrence M. Friedman
Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2009

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Description 230 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Distribution after death : intestacy -- The last will and testament -- Will substitutes -- Dynastic and caretaker trusts -- "Breaking a will " : will contests and their social meaning -- Control by the dead and its limits : the rise and fall of the rule against perpetuities -- Control by the dead hand -- Death and taxes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Inheritance and succession -- United States -- History.
Inheritance and succession -- Social aspects -- United States.
Wills -- United States -- History.
Trusts and trustees -- United States -- History.
Inheritance and transfer tax -- United States -- History.
LC no. 2008042353
ISBN 9780804760362 (hbk.)
0804760365 (hbk.)
9780804762090