Sketches of the History of Man

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Author(s): Henry Home, Lord Kames
Publisher: Liberty Fund
Year: 2007

Language: English
Commentary: More best quality: added original cover

Kames, Sketches of the History of Man, vol. 1. (2007)
Front matter
Title page
Contents, p. vii
Introduction, p. ix
A Note of the Text, p. xxi
Acknowledgements, p. xxiii
Book I: Progress of Men Independent of Society
Volume I
Preface, p. 3
To the Reader, p. 5
Contents, p. 7
Preliminary Discourse concerning the Origin of Men and of Languages, p. 13
Sketch I. Progress respecting food and population, p. 53
Sketch II: Progress of Property 68
Sketch III: Origin and Progress of Commerce 74
Sketch IV: Origin and Progress of Arts 91
Sketch V: Manners 163
Volume II
Contents, p. 257
Sketch VI: Progress of the Female Sex 259
Appendix, Concerning propagation of animals, and care of progeny, p. 306
Sketch VII: Progress and Effects of Luxury 313