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Author:

Millar, John, 1735-1801.

Title:

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:

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Edition:

4th ed., corr., to which is prefixed, An account of the life and writings of the author / by John Craig.

Publisher:

W. Blackwood,

Copyright Date:

1806

Description:

viii, cxxxiv, 296 p. ; 22 cm.

Reproduction Info:

Microfiche. Woodbridge, Conn. : Research Publications, c1985. 5 microfiches : positive ; 11 x 15 cm. (19th-century legal treatises ; no. 8414-8418)

Subject:

Millar, John,--1735-1801.
Master and servant
Parent and child (Law)
Social classes.
Society, Primitive.
Women--History.

Other Authors:

Craig, John, fl. 1806-1821.

Other Titles:

Inquiry into the circumstances which give rise to influence and authority, in the different members of society microform
Origin of the distinction of ranks microform

Notes:

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

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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)13661994

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)