The early history of the property of married women (c. 1873) by: Henry Sumner Maine - Softcover

Maine, Henry Sumner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1979465665 ISBN 13: 9781979465663

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Sir Henry James Sumner Maine (15 August 1822 – 3 February 1888), was a British comparative jurist and historian. He is famous for the thesis outlined in his book Ancient Law that law and society developed "from status to contract." According to the thesis, in the ancient world individuals were tightly bound by status to traditional groups, while in the modern one, in which individuals are viewed as autonomous agents, they are free to make contracts and form associations with whomever they choose. Because of this thesis, Maine can be seen as one of the forefathers of modern legal anthropology, legal history and sociology of law.Maine was the son of Dr. James Maine, of Kelso, Roxburghshire. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, where a boarding house was named after him in 1902. From there he went up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1840.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1979465665
• ISBN 13: 9781979465663
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 38