Frederic William Maitland (1850–1906)
Auteur de The Constitutional History of England
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Œuvres de Frederic William Maitland
Township and Borough, Being The Ford Lectures, Delievered in the University of Oxford in the October Term of 1897,… (1898) 8 exemplaires
Why the history of English law is not written : an inaugural lecture delivered in the Arts School at Cambridge on 13th… (2010) 2 exemplaires
Select Pleas in Manorial and Other Seignorial Courts: Volume I. Reigns of Henry Iii. and Edward I. (2010) 2 exemplaires
Records of the Parliament holden at Westminster on the twenty-eighth day of February, in the thirty-third year of the… (1893) — Directeur de publication — 2 exemplaires
Bracton's Note Book, Vol. 1: A Collection of Cases Decided in the King's Courts During the Reign of Henry the Third,… (2017) 1 exemplaire
The Instituronal Hostoy of England 1 exemplaire
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- Date de naissance
- 1850-05-28
- Date de décès
- 1906-12-19
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK (England)
- Lieu du décès
- Gran Canaria, Spain
- Études
- Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England
University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
Lincoln's Inn, London, England, UK - Professions
- jurist
historian - Relations
- Darwin, Lady Florence Henrietta Fisher (wife)
Shove, Fredegond (daughter)
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Domesday Book and Beyond: Three Essays in the Early… par F. W. Maitland
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This is Maitland's first work in which he writes from the perspective of a Legal historian. A significant portion is devoted to the historical understanding of 'Liberty' (146 pages). The next 27 pages are devoted to the historical concept of 'Equality.' The last 17 pages are his historical perspective of how historians view the political world. Although it is a bit rough plowing through this work, it will be worth the effort. His three flaws are his view of Tom Paine which is inadequate, his view of Edmund Burke is inconclusive, & his own underestimation of what defines 'socialism' in respect to the Malthusian theory. Other than these, it is well put together.… (plus d'informations)
A worthwhile collection of essays by Maitland - still one of the great legal historians - mainly focusing on higher-level topics in English mediaeval and renaissance law. Recommended as an introduction to Maitland for anyone not willing to commit to the more extended task of reading Maitland and Pollock.
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- Œuvres
- 35
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 590
- Popularité
- #42,530
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 92
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- Favoris
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