# Henry Maine — Mutual Aid character guide

> Henry Maine in Mutual Aid by Peter Kropotkin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir Henry Maine, Henry Maine, Maine

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-mutual-aid-among-savages

## Who they are

Legal historian whose work on ancient law and village communities is discussed.

## In the story

### [Mutual Aid in the Medieval City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/v-mutual-aid-in-the-medieval-city)

Referenced indirectly through the discussion of village communities and their evolution, though not explicitly named in the excerpts.

### [Mutual Aid Amongst Ourselves (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/viii-mutual-aid-amongst-ourselves-continued)

Implied through reference to 'obliging philosophers and sociologists' teaching mutual hatred, though not directly named.

### [The Market and the Medieval City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/xi-the-market-and-the-medieval-city)

Referenced indirectly through the discussion of village community organization (Almende), a concept associated with Maine's work on ancient law.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/endnotes)

Cited for 'Village Communities' and 'International Law'.

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