Inherited Wealth A Comparative Sociology of Inheritance Law

"This excellent book is the first major comparative exploration of inheritance law as it pertains to the social sciences that I know of. Marked throughout by the author's erudition on the subject, its analysis is framed in sociological terms, but the main chapters can be read without any knowledge of sociology. Indeed, they contain much that will prove extremely useful for historians, political scientists, economists, and others, and which is hard to find elsewhere."--Richard Swedberg, Cornell University""Inherited Wealth" is a fine piece of scholarship, worth reading from beginning to end. We learn much in this book. First and foremost, we learn the guiding principles of inheritance law in three very influential countries. In a highly readable manner, Jens Beckert presents a very complex topic that has, until now, been accessible only to legal scholars."--Juan Diez Medrano, Universidad de Barcelona and Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)Beckert, Jens is the author of 'Inherited Wealth A Comparative Sociology of Inheritance Law', published 2007 under ISBN 9780691124971 and ISBN 0691124973.