The Victorian achievement of Sir Henry Maine : a centennial reappraisal
1991, 1st edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #416459
ISBN: 0521400236
Physical description: vi, 454 pages, 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-446) and index. Contents: The Victorian values of Sir Henry Maine / George Feaver -- Henry Maine and mid-Victorian ideas of progress / John W. Burrow -- Maine, progress and theory / Raymond Cocks -- Maine and the theory of progress / Krishan Kumar -- Democracy and excitement : Maine's political pessimism / Stefan Collini -- The rise and fall of Maine's patriarchal society / Adam Kuper -- Some contributions of Maine to history and anthropology / Alan D.J. Macfarlane -- Henry Sumner Maine in the tradition of the analysis of society / Edward Shils -- Maine as an ancestor of the social sciences / J.D.Y. Peel -- Ancient law and modern field work / Ray Abrahams -- Maine and legal education / Peter G. Stein -- Maine and legal education : a comment / William Twining -- A wake (or awakening?) for historical jurisprudence / Calvin Woodard. Subjects: Maine, Henry Sumner 1822-1888. Ancient law; Congresses; Sociological jurisprudence; Social sciences.
Price: €45.00