1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480416703321

Autore

Almeroth-Williams Thomas

Titolo

City of beasts : How animals shaped Georgian London / / Thomas Almeroth-Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2019

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

1-5261-2636-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 309 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

615.85158

Soggetti

Human-animal relationships - England - London - History - 18th century

Animals - England - London - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mill horse -- Draught horse -- Animal husbandry -- Meat on the hoof -- Consuming horses -- Horsing around -- Watchdogs.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the role of animals -- horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs -- in shaping Georgian London. Moving away from the philosophical, fictional and humanitarian sources used by previous animal studies, it focuses on evidence of tangible, dung-bespattered interactions between real people and animals, drawn from legal, parish, commercial, newspaper and private records.This approach opens up new perspectives on unfamiliar or misunderstood metropolitan spaces, activities, social types, relationships and cultural developments. Ultimately, the book challenges traditional assumptions about the industrial, agricultural and consumer revolutions, as well as key aspects of the city's culture, social relations and physical development. It will be stimulating reading for students and professional scholars of urban, social, economic, agricultural, industrial, architectural and environmental history.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910136648303321

Autore

Marcovici Philip

Titolo

The destructive power of family wealth : a guide to succession planning, asset protection, taxation, and wealth management / / Philip Marcovici

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, , 2016

ISBN

1-119-32754-7

1-119-32753-9

1-119-32904-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 pages)

Collana

Wiley Finance Series

Disciplina

332.024/016

Soggetti

Estate planning

Finance, Personal

Wealth - Management

Inheritance and succession

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Any amount of wealth is enough to destroy a family -- The psychology of wealth -- The move to transparency -- Understanding the world of taxation -- The needs of wealth-owning families -- The tools of wealth planning -- Advisors : we need them but need to control them -- Getting it right -- Addendum: the need for dialogue on tax transparency.