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Sir Henry Maine

Legal historian whose work on ancient law and property is referenced.

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Also known as Harry

First appearance: Private Property in Land Historically Considered

Sir Henry Maine's tie to Thomas More is one of the pressures that moves Progress and Poverty—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Maine is referenced for his treatment of the saer-and-daer stock tenancy, illustrating payment in kind.
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With Thomas More (social): Maine's historical jurisprudence is compared to More's utopian vision, representing different approaches to…

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TMThomas MoreUNUnknownFAFrancis A. Wal…EDEmile de Lavel…SHSir Henry Maine

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  • Diverse Historical Influences
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