The origin of the distinction of ranks, or, An inquiry into the circumstances which give rise to influence and authority, in the different members of society / by John Millar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millar, John, 1735-1801.

Contributor:

Craig, John, active 1806-1821.

Series:

Making of the modern world

Making of the Modern World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social classes.

Women--Social conditions.

Women.

Primitive societies.

Parent and child (Law).

Master and servant.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Fourth edition, corrected, to which is prefixed an account of the life and writings of the author / by John Craig.

Other Title:

Inquiry into the circumstances which give rise to influence and authority

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Printed for W. Blackwood, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1806.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1. Of the rank and condition of women in different ages

2. Of the jurisdiction and authority of a father over his children

3. The authority of a chief over the members of a tribe or village

4. The authority of a sovereign, and of subordinate officers, over a society composed of different tribes or villages

5. The changes produced in the government of a people, by their progress in arts, and in polished manners

6. The authority of a master over his servants.

Notes:

Errata slip inserted after p. viii.

First published in 1771 under title: Observations concerning the distinction of ranks in society.

Reproduction of original from Harvard Law Library.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 19303.5.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. s2005 miunns

OCLC:

65240982

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.