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Lectures on the Early History of Institutions by Henry Sumner Maine

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Chapters

  1. CONTENTS.147 words
  2. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.310 words
  3. PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.99 words
  4. LECTURE I.: NEW MATERIALS FOR THE EARLY HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONS.5,542 words
  5. LECTURE II.: THE ANCIENT IRISH LAW.9,571 words
  6. LECTURE III.: KINSHIP AS THE BASIS OF SOCIETY.7,937 words
  7. LECTURE IV.: THE TRIBE AND THE LAND.5,088 words
  8. LECTURE V.: THE CHIEF AND HIS ORDER.6,775 words
  9. LECTURE VI.: THE CHIEF AND THE LAND.9,370 words
  10. LECTURE VII.: ANCIENT DIVISIONS OF THE FAMILY.9,611 words
  11. LECTURE VIII.: THE GROWTH AND DIFFUSION OF PRIMITIVE IDEAS.5,742 words
  12. I.7,029 words
  13. II.6,460 words
  14. LECTURE XI.: THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE SETTLED PROPERTY OF MARRIED WOMEN.8,448 words
  15. LECTURE XII.: SOVEREIGNTY.6,809 words
  16. LECTURE XIII.: SOVEREIGNTY AND EMPIRE.7,131 words
  17. About Liberty Fund328 words
  18. The Online Library of Liberty235 words
  19. Copyright Information531 words

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