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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Linda LewinPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.717kg ISBN: 9780804746069ISBN 10: 0804746060 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 15 January 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsLong 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 I and 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 Review 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 I and 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 Review These two volumes [ Surprise Heirs I and 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 Review Author InformationLinda Lewin is Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Politics and Parentela in Paraiba: A Case Study of Family-Based Oligarchy in Brazil. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |