Ancient Law: Its Connection With the Early History of Society and Its Relation to Modern Ideas

Maine, Henry Sumner

Dwight, Theodore William

History

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In this fascinating book, Henry Sumner Maine demonstrates how legal principles dating back to Ancient Rome evolved and permeated the modern legal system and society of the United States.A superb investigation of the roots of law ranging across thousands of years, this work uncovers resemblances between the government of the United States and the government of Ancient Rome. In particular the American Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are shown to have heavily derived from the Roman Jus Gentium - 'Law of the people'.At the time Maine published his analysis, the United States had already demonstrated vast differences across its regions and geography. The American Civil War in particular advertised divisions in the population. The author draws parallels between the localities of North America, and the wide-ranging cultures and peoples that populated the Roman Empire, noting that the federal legal system of both societies is a standard effectively applied to such vast, disparate areas.

Ancient Law: Its Connection to the History of the Classical Society of Greece and Rome (Hardcover)

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In this fascinating book, Henry Sumner Maine demonstrates how legal principles dating back to Ancient Rome evolved and permeated the modern legal system and society of the United States. A superb investigation of the roots of law ranging across thousands of years, this work uncovers resemblances between the government of the United States and the government of Ancient Rome. In particular the American Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are shown to have heavily derived from the Roman Jus Gentium - 'Law of the people'. At the time Maine published his analysis, the United States had already demonstrated vast differences across its regions and geography. The American Civil War in particular advertised divisions in the population. The author draws parallels between the localities of North America, and the wide-ranging cultures and peoples that populated the Roman Empire, noting that the federal legal system of both societies is a standard effectively applied to such vast, disparate areas.

Ancient Law: Its Connection to the History of the Classical Society of Greece and Rome

As ;i Third Kclitioii of the Lectures constituting the volume on Village-C ommunities in the East and West is now required, it lias been thought desirable to add to them some other Lectures, A ddresses, and Essays by the author. All of them, except the last, will be found to have a bearing on subjects treated of in the Lectures on Village-C ommunities. The Rede Lecture, on the Effects of Observation of India on Modern European Thought has been published separately. The Essays on the 4T heory of Evidence and on l Roman Law and Legal Education appeared respectively in the Fortnightly lieview and in the Cambridge Essays. The three Addresses delivered by the author in the capacity of Viee-O haiicellor of the University of Calcutta have not before been printed in this country.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Village-communities in the East and West (Perspectives in social inquiry)

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Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and Its Relation to Modern Ideas (Classics of Anthropology)

Legal History

University of Arizona Press

POPULAR GOVERNMENT

Sir Henry Sumner Maine was one of the great intellects of the Victorian era. In Popular Government he examines the political institutions of men. He saw that popular governments, unless they are founded upon and consonant with the evolutionary development of a people, will crumble from their own excesses. George W. Carey is Professor of Government at Georgetown University and editor of the Political Science Reviewer.

Popular Government

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Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society and Its Relation to Modern Ideas

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

POLLOCK, FREDERICK

This hugely influential work of 1861 is probably the one for which Sir Henry Maine (1822-88) is best remembered. Appointed Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge when he was only twenty-five, Maine then became Reader in Roman law and jurisprudence at the Council of Legal Education, which had been established in London in 1852 by the Inns of Court, and combined this post with research and journalism. He was interested in the relationship between the law and the society that both shaped it and consented to be regulated by it, and drew on historical examples from the culture of many Indo-European societies to further his arguments on the development of law as a vital component of civilisation. Published at a time when the evolution of institutions as well as of species was a topic of widespread interest, this remains a landmark work in the intellectual history of legal studies.

Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and its Relation to Modern Ideas (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)

Cambridge University Press

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Ancient Law: Its Connection With the Early History of Society and Its Relation to Modern Ideas

Ancient Law: Its Connection With the Early History of Society and Its Relation to Modern Ideas

Ancient Law: Its Connection to the History of the Classical Society of Greece and Rome (Hardcover)

Ancient Law: Its Connection to the History of the Classical Society of Greece and Rome

Village-communities in the East and West (Perspectives in social inquiry)

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Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and Its Relation to Modern Ideas (Classics of Anthropology)

Popular Government

Ancient Law: Its Connection With the Early History of Society and Its Relation to Modern Ideas

Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and its Relation to Modern Ideas (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)