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Wills, Inheritance, and Families (Oxford Socio-Legal Studies)
Wills Inheritance and Families - Oxford Socio-Legal Studies Author:Lynn Hayes, Jennifer Mason, Judith Masson, Lorraine Wallis Through an empirical study of over 800 English wills this book identifies patterns of bequeathing and distribution of inherited wealth across a broad cross-section of society, not just among the wealthy. The results provide a telling picture of contemporary family and kin realtionships and of how people rtansmit their assets across generations t... more »o their families and to institutions.« less