{"product_id":"dead-hands-9780804762090","title":"Dead Hands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe law of succession rests on a single brute fact: you can't take it with you. Friedman's enlightening social history of the law of succession reveals how inheritance reflects changes values and priorities in American families and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lawrence Friedman has written an authoritative book .... \u003ci\u003eDead Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, an always engaging, if occasionally problematic, social history of wills ... deeply research and well-written. It also offers a number of salutary reminders for anyone preparing documents that express a donor's wishes\"—Martin Morse Wooster, \u003ci\u003ePhilanthropy. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDead Hands\u003c\/i\u003e is an uncommonly informative, consistently engrossing book that bespeaks much learning and thought. The book breaks new and important ground with its explanation of how social and economic forces have driven and continue to drive succession law in the United States.\"—\u003ci\u003eLaw and Politics Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDead Hands\u003c\/i\u003e is important, and important to a surprisingly wide audience. It should be read by literally everyone interested in the policies that take effect after a person dies. From how estates are divided to the little understood death tax, Friedman explains this singular branch of the law clearly, and brings it to life by placing it firmly within its social context.\"—Gregory S. Alexander, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e\"Friedman gracefully shows why the law of succession matters. Instead of focusing on just one approach, \u003ci\u003eDead Hands\u003c\/i\u003e incorporates law, sociology, and history to provide a wide-ranging and accessible guide for the curious reader.\"—Richard J. Ross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign\u003cbr\u003e\"Friedman deftly weaves explanation of technical legal doctrines, case summaries, and description of the historical and sociological changes that have prompted reform of estates and trusts law.\"—Sarah Waldeck, \u003ci\u003eConcurring Opinions\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405580607831,"sku":"9780804762090","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804762090.jpg?v=1730492906","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dead-hands-9780804762090","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}