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The movement of the progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from Status to… — Henry Maine

Historical literature

The movement of the progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from Status to Contract.

Henry Maine
1861
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Progress
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Historical literature
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1861
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Henry Maine
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Maine, Henry. Ancient Law. London: John Murray, 1861, ch. 5.

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