Suprise Heirs Illegitimacy, Inheritance Rights, and Public Power in Thr Formation of Imperial Brazil, 1822-1889

"Long after most of our books have been consigned to remote storage facilities or (worse yet) weeded, historians will continue to consult Lewin's invaluable Surprise Heirs volumes."Hendrik Kraay, University of Calgary "These two volumes [Surprise Heirs Iand Surprise Heirs II] represent a major contribution to our understanding of how law relates to social realities, political agendas, and religious values. Moreover, Lewin's meticulously researched study is a sterling addition to a small but growing list of works that seriously address the social and economic effects of law in either the private or the public spheres."Latin American Research ReviewLewin, Linda is the author of 'Suprise Heirs Illegitimacy, Inheritance Rights, and Public Power in Thr Formation of Imperial Brazil, 1822-1889', published 2003 under ISBN 9780804746069 and ISBN 0804746060.