The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas, 2 volumes, complete

Published by Macmillan and Co., London, 1912

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London: Macmillan, 1912. Second edition, being a reprint of the first edition with corrections. 8vo. Hard cover bindings, 716, 865 pp. Titles in gilt, rough-cut pages. Edward Westermarck, in full Edward Alexander Westermarck, (born Nov. 20, 1862, Helsinki, Fin. -- died Sept. 3, 1939, Lapinlahti), Finnish sociologist, philosopher, and anthropologist who denied the widely held view that early humans had lived in a state of promiscuity and instead theorized that the original form of human sexual attachment had been monogamy. He asserted that primitive marriage was rooted in the needs of the nuclear family, which he considered to be the fundamental and universal unit of society. (Brittanica). Volume I: chipping top and bottom of spine, 1" tear to spine cloth. Minor pencil ticks. Hinges sound. No ownership marks. Volume II: Tears to spine cloth, rear hinge cracked. No ownership marks, no writing inside. Good readings copies. Size: 8vo.

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Title
The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas, 2 volumes, complete
Author
Westermarck, Edward
Publisher
Macmillan and Co., London
Publication year
1912
Condition
Good
Binding
Hard Cover
Edition
Second Edition.
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