Mutual Aid · Character
Henry Maine
Legal historian whose work on ancient law and village communities is discussed.
minor
Also known as Sir Henry Maine, Henry Maine, Maine
First appearance: iii mutual aid among savages
Henry Maine shows up with force in Mutual Aid in the Medieval City. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced indirectly through the discussion of village communities and their evolution, though not explicitly named in the excerpts.
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In Mutual Aid in the Medieval City: Referenced indirectly through the discussion of village communities and their evolution, though not explicitly named in the excerpts. Later, in Mutual Aid Amongst Ourselves…
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- Mutual Aid in the Medieval City
- Mutual Aid Amongst Ourselves (Continued)
- The Market and the Medieval City
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