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Did guilds birth insurance? A European quest for forgotten origins.
Professional Guilds and the History of Insurance
a comparative analysis
$445.95
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288 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2020
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Summary
Guilds of Protection: Unveiling Insurance’s Hidden Roots
German literature posits that modern insurance law stems from three sources: marine insurance, cooperative protection from medieval guilds, and state insurance. However, English scholarship primarily attributes its origin solely to marine insurance. Other European nations share similar accounts, seemingly discounting the influence of guilds.
This volume challenges these narratives by comparatively assessing:
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783428180714 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3428180712 |
| Author: | Phillip Hellwege |
| Publisher: | Duncker & Humblot |
| Imprint: | Duncker & Humblot |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 548g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 155mm |
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