Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The early thoughts about law -- 2. Lawyers and Maine's jurisprudence -- 3. 'Ancient law' -- 4. After 'ancient law' -- 5. The decline of a jurist -- 6. The reception of Maine's jurisprudence -- 7. Conclusion -- Index.
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This is neither a conventional biography nor an abstract analysis of Maine's thought, but a demonstration of the contemporary context and significance of his views."--Half t.p. verso.