Henry James Sumner Maine

The young Maine Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, (15 August 1822 – 3 February 1888), was a British Whig 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 dealing with(in) a particular group 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Maine, Henry Sumner, 1822-1888
    Published 1889
    New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1889.
    1 online resource (xii, 413 pages)
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    by Maine, Henry Sumner, 1822-1888
    Published 1864
    New York : Charles Scribner, 1864.
    1 online resource (lxix, 400 pages)
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    by Maine, Henry Sumner, 1822-1888
    Published 1888
    London : John Murray, 1888.
    1 online resource (x, 415 pages)
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    by Maine, Henry Sumner, 1822-1888
    Published 1917
    London : New York, : J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.; E.P. Dutton & Co., [1917]
    1 online resource (xviii, 237 pages)
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    by Maine, Henry Sumner, 1822-1888
    Published 1886
    London : John Murray, 1886.
    1 online resource (xii, 261 pages)
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