Abstract
Maitland died over 90 years ago and a huge amount of research has been undertaken along the lines he sketched out. Before we accept his account of the making of the modern world it is worth briefly summarizing the modifications and corrections to his work since his death.
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© 2002 Alan Macfarlane
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Macfarlane, A. (2002). Maitland Assessed. In: The Making of the Modern World. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403913906_9
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