Someday All This Will Be Yours - A History of Inheritance and Old Age

Klappentext Hartog tells the heartbreaking stories of how families fought over the work of caring for the elderly! and its compensation! in a time before pensions! Social Security! and nursing homes filled this gap. As an explosive economy drew the young away from home! we see how the elderly used promises of inheritance to keep children at their side. Zusammenfassung Hartog tells the heartbreaking stories of how families fought over the work of caring for the elderly! and its compensation! in a time before pensions! Social Security! and nursing homes filled this gap. As an explosive economy drew the young away from home! we see how the elderly used promises of inheritance to keep children at their side.

Product details

• Authors: Hendrik Hartog
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2012
• EAN: 9780674046887
• ISBN: 978-0-674-04688-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Guides; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, HISTORY / Social History, LAW / Wills, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Sociology & anthropology, Intergenerational relationships: advice and issues, Law: wills, probate, succession, Law: wills, probate, succession, inheritance