Search Results: observations concerning the distinction of ranks by millar john 1735 1801

London : Printed for J. Murray, 1773. Second Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 312 pages; Physical description; [4],xxii,312p. With a half-title. Contents; Of the rank and condition of women in different ages--Of the jurisdiction and authority of a father over his children--Of the authority of a chief over the members of a tribe or village -- Of the power of a sovereign over an extensive society--Of the authority of a master over his servants. Subjects; Sociology - Early works to 1800. Social classes. Women - Social conditions. Patriarchy. Tribal government. Monarchy. Related item referenced by: References: Higgs, H. Bibl. of economics : 5330n. Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 10953.

London: Printed For J.Murray, 1773., 1773. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., xxii, 312. with half-title. A nice copy in modern quarter calf over contemporary marbled bds. (covers rubbed, marginal browning to outer leaves). Second Enlarged Edition. An important early exercise in modern sociological inquiry and comparative anthropology. The work, which shows the influence of Montesquieu and David Hume, contains a study of primitive society, and the first third of the book is devoted to the study of the rank and condition of women through the ages. It is "remarkable for its anticipation of the views of more recent writers. The prescience of his views on gynaecocracy, or that stage of social development wherein, through kinship counting from the mother, the position of woman is most important, is borne witness to by J.F.Maclennan, in his Studies in Ancient History.". (Palgrave) The last chapter deals with slavery, which Millar opposed. Millar was professor of law at the University of Glasgow and a close friendf of Adam… Read More