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UNINA9910828341603321 |
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Autore |
Alborn Timothy L. <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Regulated lives : life insurance and British society, 1800-1914 / / Timothy Alborn |
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Buffalo, [New York] ; ; Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (452 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Life insurance - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Life insurance - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
History |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Social conditions 19th century |
Great Britain Civilization 19th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Insuring Britain -- 2. Regulated Insurance Offices -- 3. Doing Business -- 4. Death and the Actuary -- 5. Death and the Salesman -- 6. Consuming Interest -- 7. Little Piles of Savings -- 8. Victorian Gatekeeping -- 9. Detecting Deviance -- 10. Dealing with Deviance -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Life Insurance Offices Doing Business in Great Britain, 1800--1914 -- Appendix 2. Occupations of Insurance Agents. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Regulated Lives explores the British life insurance industry's changing assessments of the values and risks of human life between 1800 and 1914. |
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