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Inheritance Matters

Kinship, Property, Law

Daniel Monk editor Suzanne Lenon editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publishing:20th Mar '25

£44.99

This title is due to be published on 20th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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This book shows how inheritance is, and has always been, more than the set of legal processes for the distribution of wealth and property upon death.

This book makes a compelling case for placing the social and legal practices of inheritance centre stage to make sense of fundamental questions of our time. Drawing on historical, literary, sociological, and legal analysis, this rich collection of original, interdisciplinary and international contributions demonstrates how inheritance is and has always been about far more than the set of legal processes for the distribution of wealth and property upon death. The contributions range from exploring the intractable tensions underlying family disputes and the legal and political debates about taxation, to revisiting literary plots in the past and presenting a contemporary artistic challenge of heirship. With an introduction that presents a critical mapping of the field of inheritance studies, this collection reveals the complexity of ideas about ‘passing on’, ‘legacies’, and ‘heirlooms’; troubles some of the enduring consequences of ‘charitable bequests’, ‘family money’, and ‘estate planning; and, deepens our understanding of the intimate and political practices of inheritance.

ISBN: 9781509964857

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

400 pages