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This pioneering book examines different aspects of the inheritance customs in rural Western Europe in the pre-industrial age: for families and whole societies, the roles of lawyers in reducing them to a common system, and the recurring debate on the merits of various inheritance customs in shaping particular kinds of society.Goody, Jack is the author of 'Family and Inheritance: Rural Society in Western Europe, 1200-1800', published 1978 under ISBN 9780521293549 and ISBN 0521293545.
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