Sir Henry Maine: A Study in Victorian Jurisprudence

by Raymond Cocks

Sir Henry Maine died in 1888 and since then his ideas have been used by lawyers, historians, sociologists and many others. This is the first book to concentrate upon what he said about the law itself, and, as such, it explores the pioneering work Maine did in explaining law not by reference to abstract analysis but by placing it firmly in its social and historical context. Instead of concentrating on concepts such as sovereignty he looked at the realities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521524962
• ISBN13: 9780521524964
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"